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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
12 - 4 - 2 |
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185 cm
30
219 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou fails to land the takedown.
Keiji Mutou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mutou.
Nice sprawl there from Chantry as Mutou shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chantry avoids it really well and circles away.
Mutou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chantry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mutou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mutou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mutou wants to pass the guard but Chantry is keeping the position.
Chantry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mutou controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mutou postures up and lands a big shot to Chantry's brow.
Mutou stopping the sweep attempt from Chantry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chantry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mutou stopping the sweep attempt from Chantry.
Mutou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chantry keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Chantry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mutou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Mutou's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mutou chips away with some ground and pound.
Chantry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mutou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chantry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou trying to control but Chantry is working from the bottom.
Chantry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mutou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chantry looking for a guillotine here but Mutou defends easily.
Chantry trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
Mutou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mutou cracks Chantry with a solid left hand.
Mutou scoring with some ground and pound.
Chantry keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou landing with the ground and pound.
Mutou throws a strike but Chantry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chantry trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou is trying to control the position but Chantry postures up.
Chantry is looking to work some ground and pound but Mutou has wrist control.
Chantry throwing strikes but missing.
Chantry trying to control but Mutou is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chantry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mutou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mutou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mutou gets the takedown into side control.
Mutou trying to control the position but Chantry is working away.
Mutou is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chantry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Check out the look on Mutou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mutou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mutou is looking to take a break and control but Chantry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou throws an elbow but Chantry slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chantry is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou is working Chantry over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chantry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chantry is trying to get back to full guard.
Chantry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chantry keeps trying to improve his position.
Mutou tries to pass to full mount but Chantry defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mutou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mutou is thwarting Chantry's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mutou lands a nice short elbow.
Mutou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chantry can do to turn this around?
Mutou controlling the action here.
Mutou is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chantry wants to improve his position but Mutou is controlling well.
Chantry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chantry gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chantry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mutou advances to half guard.
Chantry is looking to improve his position.
Mutou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chantry tries to roll over but Mutou keeps him under control.
Chantry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mutou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chantry wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou passes to side control.
Chantry felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chantry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chantry can't do much from the bottom here.
Chantry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mutou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mutou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chantry is rocked!
Mutou in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Chantry looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mutou turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE in his post fight interview.
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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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