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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Obote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obote is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Body Count. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milton Obote!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but East paws at him with a jab and circles away.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obote lands a two punch combo.
East clinches but Obote breaks the clinch
and Obote counters with a head kick. That will keep East thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Obote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obote clinches up with East and pushes him back against the cage.
Obote breaks from the clinch.
East throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Obote counters with a two punch combo.
East doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Obote counters with a head kick that drops East - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
East is rocked!
East is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obote wants to pass the guard but East is defending well.
Obote controlling the action here.
East is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obote looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
East flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
East is trying to get back to full guard.
Obote is figuring out what he wants to do next.
East pushes Obote off looking to stand but Obote dives back in and keeps control.
Obote with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obote decides to return to a standing position.
Obote throws a right and a left that East avoids nicely.
Obote cracks the inside of East's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obote looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obote misses with a head kick.
East fails with the takedown.
Obote is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
East throws a leg kick
and Obote counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
East works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Obote doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obote seems keen to control East's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obote keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A combination from East does no damage.
Obote lands a two punch combo.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
East falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obote counters with a series of strikes. East will be more careful next time no doubt.
Obote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obote misses with a knee strike.
Obote has had enough of the clinch but East keeps him there for the moment.
Obote prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obote with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obote has him pressed against the cage.
East breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
East misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obote but Obote pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Milton Obote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obote misses with a head kick.
Obote stuffs the takedown attempt from East. East gets slowly back to his feet.
Milton Obote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East misses with a head kick.
Obote rushes East and presses him up against the cage.
Obote manages to break the clinch.
East tries for a takedown but Obote sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
East misses with a takedown
and Obote moves into the clinch.
East jumps guard but Obote stands there with East around his waist. East gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obote wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Obote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
East scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
East passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obote!
Obote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with East. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
East landing punches.
Obote is wriggling around trying to escape.
Obote tries to hold on but East pushes him away.
Obote is desperately trying to improve his position but East has a good base and remains in mount.
Obote wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Obote is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obote is in all sorts of trouble here.
Obote is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Obote tries to buck East off but he can't manage it.
Obote holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as East tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
East is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Obote has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Obote!
Obote prevents East from getting back to his feet.
East escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obote gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
East controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Obote trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
East is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Obote is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eight 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.
East is trying to control the position from the bottom.
East keeping moving, preventing Obote from controlling successfully.
Obote controls from within his opponent's guard.
East is wriggling around but Obote manages to pass to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
East tries to get to full guard but Obote has control of the leg.
East is trying to maintain the position but Obote is very close to passing his half guard.
East is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
East fails with the takedown.
Obote pushes East up against the cage in a clinch.
Obote breaks the clinch.
Obote lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Obote dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obote has managed to clinch.
Obote breaks the clinch.
Obote tries to clinch but East is having none of it.
Obote gets in close and instigates a clinch.
East goes for a takedown attempt but Obote pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
East has his takedown stuffed
and Obote counters with a head kick.
Obote pushes East up against the cage in a clinch.
Obote keeps control of East as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obote breaks the clinch.
Obote tries to close the distance and clinch up but East swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brad East is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East tries to clinch but Obote moves away
and Obote counters with a slapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from East.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obote clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obote breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obote lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obote looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
East tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obote swivels and escapes.
Obote plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
East changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obote tries to avoid it but East manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obote to the ground. Obote escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obote connects with a high kick.
East closes the distance and clinches up with Obote, looking for a takedown. East pushes Obote against the cage but Obote circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
East tries to clinch up
and Obote counters with a head kick.
Obote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obote keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
East takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East shoots for a double leg takedown but Obote sprawls well. He's pushed East's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
East tries to clinch up.
Milton Obote seems to be getting the better of the standup.
East shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
East shoots for a takedown but Obote saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obote tries to clinch but fails miserably
and East counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Obote's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obote keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
Obote is looking to stand up but East isn't so interested in that idea.
Obote is controlling East's posture.
East sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Obote's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obote wants to get back to full guard.
Obote keeping control of the position.
Obote regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from East.
Obote wants to stand but East is controlling the position.
Obote is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Obote is trying to control the position but East postures up.
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.
East has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Obote is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
East shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obote as he jumps to the side.
East takes a kick to the side of the head.
East throws a low kick but Obote avoids it.
Obote digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
East swats away the attempt to clinch by Obote.
East looks for a takedown but Obote sprawls well.
Obote tries to clinch
and East decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Obote's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Obote is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
East slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
East has his foot on Obote's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Obote works his way back into a safe position though.
East pulls Obote in close to prevent any damage.
Brad East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
East wants to sweep here but Obote controlling him for the moment.
East keeping full guard, as Obote tries to pass.
East keeping moving, preventing Obote from controlling successfully.
That's six 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.
Obote wants to stand but East is controlling his posture from full guard.
Obote trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
Obote pushes down on East's leg and manages to get into half guard.
East is looking to improve his position.
Obote content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
East is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
East wants to control but Obote is keeping busy.
Obote decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
East wants to clinch.
East takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's eight 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.
East slips a jab and a cross from Obote.
Obote tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
East feints and as Obote raises his hands in defense, East changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Obote controls East momentarily but East frees himself.
Obote has East pulled in close to control his posture.
East stands up and waves to Obote to follow him.
Obote tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obote lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
East falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obote counters with a nice uppercut.
Obote throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
Obote forces East back against the cage and clinches.
Obote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Obote as East shoots in.
Obote scores with a body shot.
Obote darts in and clinches East up against the cage.
Obote avoids the elbow strike from East, against the cage.
East tries to pull guard but Obote won't allow it.
Obote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
East tries to clinch
and Obote counters with a left and a right that stings East.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obote has managed to clinch.
Obote tries a knee to the head but East blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Obote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
East throws a head kick but Obote moves out of range.
East fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Obote. No joy for East on that attempt.
Obote moves into range and clinches up with East.
Obote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obote gets caught flat footed, as East shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
East makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
East missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
East postures up in Obote's guard and throws a big left but Obote blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obote pushes East off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
East throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obote counters with a one-two to the body.
Obote throws a quick head kick that skims the top of East's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obote throws a combination. East tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Obote darts in trying to clinch
and East counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obote looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but East puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
East tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Obote.
Obote trying to hold on to East's head to control him but East postures up.
East thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Obote's head.
Obote wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obote doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time East.
Obote is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
East misses with a double jab
and Obote counters with a head kick.
East misses with a wild combination.
East will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obote lands a head kick. East smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obote wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obote throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Obote. No joy for East on that attempt.
Obote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
East shoots in but no luck this time.
East changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Obote looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Obote wants to control but East postures up.
Obote gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Obote pushes East off looking to stand but East dives back in and keeps control.
Obote tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Obote trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obote holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
East not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obote wants to improve his position but East is controlling well.
Obote won't allow East to pass to mount.
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
East has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Obote tries to close the distance and clinch up but East swats him away and circles back towards the center.
East misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
East rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
East takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obote listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
East looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obote is fending him off so far but East persists. Nope, Obote circles away and we're back to standing.
Obote throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by East.
Obote tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
Obote throws a head kick that half lands.
Obote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
East shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Obote as he avoids it easily.
Obote misses with a head kick.
East shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Obote counters with a low kick, right behind East 's knee.
Obote lands a head kick!
Obote moves in looking to clinch but East pushes him off.
East shoots in but Obote avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obote instigates a clinch.
East jumps guard but Obote stands there with East around his waist. East gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Obote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Obote both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East fails to land the takedown.
Obote clinches.
Obote breaks from the clinch.
East tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obote swivels and escapes.
East closes the distance and clinches up with Obote, looking for a takedown. East pushes Obote against the cage but Obote circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
East shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than East was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Obote really wants to buck East off and get back to his feet.
Obote keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Obote reaches up to try and control the position but East seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Obote rolls and tries to escape and now East has his back!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Obote tries to escape but East has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
East trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
East has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Obote! Can he survive? No! He's out! East gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brad East!
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