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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuaki Inose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Madmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Madmen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuaki Inose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Madmen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madmen is looking to clinch.
Inose shoots in and drives through. Madmen sprawls well.
Inose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madmen but Madmen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuaki Inose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madmen shoots and misses
and Inose counters with a takedown into side control.
Madmen is looking for a sweep.
Inose misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inose tries to advance position but instead Madmen slips a leg back in to half guard.
Madmen is trying to get back to full guard.
Madmen manages to get to full guard.
Madmen looking for a sweep. Not yet Madmen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inose landing with the ground and pound.
Madmen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Inose trying to control but Madmen is working from the bottom.
Madmen pushes Inose off and scrambles back to his feet.
Madmen misses with a takedown attempt
and Inose counters with a takedown into side control.
Inose is breathing heavily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Madmen is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madmen gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madmen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Inose prevents Madmen from improving his position.
Inose is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Madmen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Madmen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Inose taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inose is not content to let Madmen control the position.
Madmen controlling from side mount.
Inose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Madmen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Inose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madmen counters with a head kick. That will keep Inose thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Madmen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose wants to clinch
and Madmen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Inose!
Madmen wants to control the pace but Inose is squirming around nicely.
Inose can't escape the position.
Inose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Madmen on the ground.
Inose tries to hold on but Madmen pushes him away.
Madmen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Madmen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madmen wants to clinch.
Madmen has his takedown stuffed
and Inose counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitsuaki Inose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Inose scores with a takedown into Madmen's guard.
Madmen trying to control the position.
Madmen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Madmen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Madmen is looking to take a break and control but Inose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Madmen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Madmen's back!
Madmen is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Inose is really struggling to control Madmen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Inose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Inose doesn't have the hooks in and Madmen manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madmen is pushing down on Inose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Inose is fighting to maintain full guard but Madmen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Madmen is tying to control. Inose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mitsuaki Inose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inose is looking for a sweep. Madmen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inose is working hard here to advance position.
Madmen is looking to take a break and control but Inose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Madmen shoots and misses
and Inose counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madmen gets back to half guard.
Inose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Madmen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Madmen is positioning himself well to prevent Inose advancing to mount.
Inose trying to mount his opponent but Madmen defends it.
Madmen gets full guard.
Madmen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Inose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Inose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madmen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inose stands and steps away. Madmen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Inose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madmen darts in trying to clinch
and Inose counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuaki Inose dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Madmen shoots for a takedown but Inose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Madmen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Inose's guard.
Inose seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Madmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Inose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inose controlling Madmen's posture.
Inose keeping moving, preventing Madmen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inose wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madmen pushing down on Inose's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Madmen wants to pass to mount but Inose is defending the position.
Madmen uses his free foot to push down on Inose's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Inose.
Inose wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Inose is squirming around, avoiding Madmen's attempts to control the action.
Madmen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Inose?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Madmen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Madmen looking to control but Inose is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Inose wants to control but Madmen is having none of it.
Inose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Madmen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Madmen landing shots from mount.
Inose wants to control but Madmen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madmen with a couple of short strikes.
Madmen is landing with some decent strikes but Inose is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Inose has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Inose is trying to break free.
Madmen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Inose!
Inose trying to control the hands but Madmen breaks the grip.
Inose is in bad spot here.
Inose looking very determined here, making life difficult for Madmen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inose avoids the strikes from Madmen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Madmen not allowing Inose to control his hands.
Inose has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Inose trying to control the hands but Madmen breaks the grip.
Inose is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Madmen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Inose right now.
Tony Madmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Madmen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Madmen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inose 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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
53% |
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