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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mang Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Kuroko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mang Mang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mang Mang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tetsuya Kuroko!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuroko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuroko wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuroko dives in for a single leg takedown but Mang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kuroko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mang is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mang has hold of one of Kuroko's legs. Kuroko is fighting the takedown attempt but Mang gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mang tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuroko is retaining full guard.
Kuroko wants to get back to his feet but Mang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuroko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mang throwing strikes from guard but Kuroko blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuroko is looking to stand up but Mang isn't so interested in that idea.
Mang is stalling in the full guard.
Kuroko trying to keep a closed guard but Mang is proving a slippery customer.
Kuroko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've been told by Mang's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mang misses with a takedown
so Kuroko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuroko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuroko trying to control but Mang is working from the bottom.
Mang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuroko trying to control but Mang postures up.
Mang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tetsuya Kuroko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mang is looking to clinch but Kuroko is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang shoots in and drives through. Kuroko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mang Mang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mang moves out of range as Kuroko throws a body kick.
Mang has his takedown stuffed
and Kuroko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mang won't be happy with that.
Mang is trying to improve his position.
Kuroko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuroko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kuroko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang is not content to let Kuroko control the position.
Mang pushes Kuroko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kuroko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kuroko wants to stand but Mang has his arm trapped.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuroko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mang down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuya Kuroko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mang closes the distance and clinches.
Mang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuroko is defending well.
Mang is pressed up against the cage. Kuroko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mang down to the mat. Mang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kuroko tries to keep at a distance but Mang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuroko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuroko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mang Mang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuya Kuroko.
Kuroko fails to pull guard.
Kuroko misses with some punches.
Mang tries to pull guard but Kuroko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kuroko has Mang pressed against the cage, preventing Mang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuroko jumps into guard, dragging Mang to the mat.
Kuroko looking to control.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that Kuroko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuroko keeping moving, preventing Mang from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuroko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuroko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mang manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuroko tries to stand but Mang is controlling from the bottom.
Mang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuroko preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mang has control of Kuroko's left arm, preventing Kuroko from doing any damage.
Kuroko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuroko wants to stand but Mang is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kuroko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuroko postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mang wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuroko tries to pull guard but Mang won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuroko gets control of Mang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kuroko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tetsuya Kuroko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuroko is breathing heavily.
Kuroko has his foot on Mang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mang works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuroko trying to control the position.
Mang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kuroko keeping moving, preventing Mang from controlling successfully.
Mang preventing the sweep.
Mang trying to control but Kuroko is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Mang Mang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuroko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuroko misses with a hook. Mang ducked under it nicely.
Kuroko keeps the fight on the outside.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but Kuroko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mang fails with the takedown.
Kuroko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuroko dives in and grabs Mang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mang pushes down on Kuroko's head and hops out.
Mang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuroko is fending him off so far but Mang persists. Nope, Kuroko circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tetsuya Kuroko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mang wants it to stay on the feet.
Mang tries to sprawl but Kuroko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuroko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuroko's back!
Mang struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kuroko wants to escape the position.
Kuroko holding both Mang 's hands and preventing any damage.
Mang tries to keep control of the position but Kuroko is staying busy.
Kuroko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mang is looking for the choke from the back position but Kuroko is controlling his hands well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mang's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang keeps control of the position easily here as Kuroko tries to buck him off.
Mang looking for the choke from the back.
Kuroko staying busy and making it hard for Mang to control.
Mang is trying to control but Kuroko is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Mang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mang tries to control but Kuroko wriggling away.
Kuroko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuroko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuroko is looking to escape.
Kuroko tries to lock up and control but Mang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuroko gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuroko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mang.
Mang stays in close to Kuroko's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kuroko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mang's guard.
Mang working a defensive guard here.
Mang wants to stand but Kuroko is controlling the position.
Mang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuroko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuroko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuroko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mang's guard.
Kuroko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuroko content to stall in guard here.
Kuroko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tetsuya Kuroko.
I've got Kuroko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tetsuya Kuroko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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