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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Momochi (ranked 660 p4p, 92 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 456 p4p, 57 weight class). Sandayu Momochi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
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192 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Momochi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Momochi moves away.
Momochi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Momochi is working for a kimura but Staal is defending it quite comfortably.
Momochi is pressing down on Staal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Staal is holding on for now.
Momochi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi wants to free his trapped foot but Staal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Momochi seems to be working for a kimura but Staal defends the submission attempt.
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Staal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is looking to control Momochi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Staal avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Momochi .
Staal wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy.
Staal wants to get back to full guard.
Momochi controlling the pace.
Momochi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
Momochi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Staal sees it coming and defends easily.
Staal trying to hold on to Momochi 's head to control him but Momochi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Momochi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Momochi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Staal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Staal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Momochi 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.
Staal wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Momochi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Staal tries to roll over but Momochi keeps him under control.
Staal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is fighting to break Staal's control of his arms but Staal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Momochi being controlled here momentarily.
Staal throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Momochi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Staal's head.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Momochi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Staal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Momochi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Momochi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Momochi misses its intended target.
Staal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Staal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Momochi darts in looking for a takedown but Staal gets double underhooks and turns Momochi into the cage.
Momochi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sandayu Momochi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Momochi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
Momochi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Staal escapes and throws Momochi 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Momochi is trying to improve his position.
Momochi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Momochi is just content to waste time from the top position. Staal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Momochi 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi working some strikes from top position.
Momochi is in close to Staal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Momochi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Staal's head.
Staal trying to keep a closed guard but Momochi is proving a slippery customer.
Momochi preventing the sweep.
Momochi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Momochi preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Staal is on top in guard.
Momochi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Momochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Momochi , not yet.
Momochi has an active guard here but Staal has managed to pass into half guard.
Momochi is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Momochi manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Staal trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Staal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Staal looking to sit in guard and control but Momochi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Momochi 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Staal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal wants to control but Momochi passes easily into half guard.
Momochi wants to pass the guard but Staal is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sandayu Momochi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Momochi looking to score a takedown here. Staal is defending well but Momochi drives through and ends up in Staal's guard.
Momochi preventing the sweep.
Staal controls Momochi momentarily but Momochi frees himself.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal controlling Momochi 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staal is keeping the position for now.
Momochi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi has gone for a leg lock! Staal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Momochi 's guard.
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Momochi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Momochi wants to hit a switch here but Staal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Momochi there!
Momochi is desperately trying to improve his position but Staal has a good base and remains in mount.
Staal lands with some strikes.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal dominating with strikes here.
Staal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Staal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Momochi can't escape the position.
Staal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Momochi regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Momochi wants to get back to full guard.
Staal is looking to take a break and control but Momochi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staal is nestled in close to Momochi , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Momochi manages to get to full guard.
Momochi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal pushing down on Momochi 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Staal drops an elbow to the side of Momochi 's head.
Staal is working for a kimura but Momochi is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is looking to get back to full guard here but Staal has managed to pass to side control instead.
Momochi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Momochi taking a bit of punishment here - Staal scoring with strikes.
Staal cracks Momochi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momochi can't do much from the bottom here.
A control attempt from Momochi but he's now mounted!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal working Momochi over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Momochi 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandayu Momochi !
Sandayu Momochi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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