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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Brady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady throws a head kick that misses.
Mouse looks to throw the jab but Brady is out of range.
Brady wants to clinch up but Mouse keeps it at a distance.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but Mouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mouse is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Brady lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mouse doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Mickey Mouse has been cut.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mouse.
Brady lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brady.
Mouse jabs at Brady's body.
Mouse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brady quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady taking some punishment here, with Mouse in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady trying to control here.
Mouse wants to stand up but Brady has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mouse prevents Brady from improving his position.
Mouse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brady defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse wants to pass the guard but Brady is defending well.
Mouse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouse throwing shots but Brady is blocking nicely.
Mouse thows a huge punch but Brady dodges it nicely.
Brady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mouse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brady doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mouse.
Brady is looking to improve his position.
Brady gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse postures up.
Brady is looking to stand up but Mouse isn't so interested in that idea.
Brady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mouse works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mouse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brady is looking to control Mouse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brady avoid being mounted?
Mouse prevents Brady from improving his position.
Mouse is nestled in close to Brady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady controlling the position for now.
Mouse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brady's head.
Brady is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is working for a submission of some sort.
Mouse is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brady sees it coming and defends easily.
Mouse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brady on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brady moves into full guard.
Mouse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mouse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mouse decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mouse finds it's way round the side to connect with Brady's head.
It looks like Liam Brady has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brady shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mouse is trying to defend but Brady finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mouse tries to get to full guard but Brady has control of the leg.
Brady is stalling here. Mouse is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brady seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mouse has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mouse landing strikes.
Brady can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mouse wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brady, who protects the arm well.
Brady is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mouse asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mouse dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mouse thows a leg kick but Brady checks it
and Brady counters with a nice uppercut.
Mouse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brady has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mouse shoots in but Brady avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mouse with a poor takedown
and Brady decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mouse's guard.
Brady slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brady has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mouse wants to stand but Brady is controlling the position.
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!
Brady wants to pass the guard but Mouse is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brady controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Liam Brady.
Mouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brady tries to clinch but Mouse moves out of range.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liam Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Brady fails with the takedown.
Brady leaves Mouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liam Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mouse sprawls well initially but Brady persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Brady controlling the action here.
Mouse is defending against the submission attempts here by Brady.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brady is looking to advance position but Mouse won't allow it.
Mouse tries to get to full guard but Brady has control of the leg.
Brady wants to work for an arm triangle but Mouse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouse tries to get to full guard but Brady has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse gets back to full guard.
Brady throwing strikes from guard but Mouse blocks nicely.
Mouse keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass.
Mouse wants to sweep here but Brady controlling him for the moment.
Brady throwing strikes from guard but Mouse blocks nicely.
Brady looking to sit in guard and control but Mouse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brady has momentary wrist control but Mouse slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mouse throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mouse postures up in Brady's guard and throws a big left but Brady blocks it.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mouse trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
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!
Mouse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Brady dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense.
Mouse tries for a takedown but Brady circles away easily
enabling Brady to counter with a crisp jab.
Brady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mouse pinned against the cage. Mouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brady drives through with a takedown into Mouse's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mouse keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouse wriggles free and stands up.
Mouse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mouse stuns Brady with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mouse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brady throws a jab when Mouse was well out of range.
Mouse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mouse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brady blocks a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouse.
Liam Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse misses with a double jab.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brady as he avoids it easily.
Brady drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mouse has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouse wants to control but Brady postures up.
Mouse is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Brady is staying active.
Liam Brady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brady is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mouse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mouse struggling a bit here.
Mouse is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brady connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady is staying tight to Mouse's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brady trying to control the position but Mouse is working away.
You can see the frustration on Mouse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mouse is not content to let Brady control the position.
Mouse is trying to get back to half guard.
Mouse dodges the ground and pound from Brady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brady.
Mouse is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brady's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brady seems to be working for a kimura but Mouse defends the submission attempt.
Mouse is not content to let Brady control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brady is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Brady clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brady.
Mouse moves out of range as Brady throws a body kick.
Brady connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mouse's hands.
Mouse dips to his left and cracks Brady with an uppercut!
Mouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mouse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brady - the referee stops the clock and Mouse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brady. Mouse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brady closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mouse quickly recovers to half guard.
Brady is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mouse defends it well.
Mouse is looking to improve his position.
Brady looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady seems to be looking for submissions.
Mouse is looking for a sweep. Brady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mouse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brady.
Brady trying to control the action but Mouse is working from the bottom.
Brady content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady prevents Mouse from standing back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mouse is pressing down on Brady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mouse seems keen to control Brady's posture.
Brady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brady trying to control but Mouse is working from the bottom.
Mouse is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brady is controlling him.
Mouse keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Liam Brady just wasn't active enough.
Mouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brady.
Mouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mouse throws out the jab.
Brady dodges the punch combination from Mouse.
Brady stuffs the takedown.
Mouse has his takedown stuffed
and Brady counters with a nice uppercut.
Brady closes the distance and pushes Mouse back into the cage.
Brady is trying to drag Mouse to the mat but Mouse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady breaks the clinch.
Mickey Mouse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brady rushes Mouse and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brady circles away.
Liam Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Brady shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mouse's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Brady had his way with Mickey Mouse in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brady scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mickey Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse misses with the combination.
Mouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Brady tries to sprawl out of it but Mouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mouse.
Brady lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mouse will feel that in the morning.
Mouse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brady counters with a shoot takedown. Mouse fights it but they end up in guard.
Mouse keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mouse is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mouse working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mouse is keeping the position for now.
Mouse wants to get back to his feet but Brady is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brady pushes down on Mouse's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mouse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mouse has one foot on Brady's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady slips a jab and a cross from Mouse.
Mouse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brady tries to avoid it but Mouse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brady to the ground. Brady escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liam Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brady rushes Mouse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady has hold of one of Mouse's legs. Mouse is fighting the takedown attempt but Brady gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Brady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mouse keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
Brady controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liam Brady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse has Brady pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Liam Brady just wasn't active enough.
Brady is looking to clinch but Mouse is avoiding it.
Mouse misses with a lunging right hand
and Brady moves into the clinch.
Brady gets underhooks to prevent Mouse's takedown attempt.
Mickey Mouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mouse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mouse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brady counters with a three punch combo that has Mouse backing up. Mouse nods at Brady to acknowledge the strikes.
Mouse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brady avoids it really well and circles away.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but Mouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouse. Brady does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse misses with the combination.
Brady dives in and scores a takedown into Mouse's guard.
Brady stays in close to Mouse's body and controls the position.
Brady looking to sit in guard and control but Mouse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mouse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady trying to keep a closed guard but Mouse is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady controlling the position.
Brady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brady has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Brady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brady 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Brady!
Liam Brady retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Brady thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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