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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between I Love You Man (ranked 3505 p4p, 387 weight class) and Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 3812 p4p, 405 weight class). Mochinori has chosen Japanese Battle Music as his entrance music. Uesugi Mochinori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Love You Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses.
Mochinori is looking to slow You Man down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Mochinori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
You Man attempts a counter takedown but Mochinori avoids it well and moves away.
Mochinori throws a leg kick
and You Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
You Man wants to take the fight to the mat but Mochinori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mochinori breaks the clinch.
Mochinori dips to his left and cracks You Man with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mochinori throws a body kick that misses
and You Man counters with a single leg into guard. Mochinori didn't expect that.
You Man passes into half guard.
Mochinori works his way to full guard. Good work.
You Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mochinori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori keeps trying to improve his position.
You Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mochinori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
You Man is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mochinori controlling You Man's posture.
You Man preventing the sweep.
You Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mochinori is keeping the position for now.
You Man preventing the sweep.
You Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mochinori is keeping the position for now.
Mochinori has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
You Man pushes down on Mochinori's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori works his way to full guard. Good work.
You Man wants to pass the guard but Mochinori is keeping the position.
Mochinori trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Mochinori has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mochinori 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.
Mochinori can't keep his opponent in guard - You Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
You Man is trying to work for a kimura but Mochinori is defending well.
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 I Love You Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
You Man shoots in for a takedown but Mochinori shows good takedown defense.
Mochinori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
You Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mochinori throws a series of punches but You Man avoids them all with ease.
You Man avoids the body shot from Mochinori.
You Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uesugi Mochinori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from You Man misses.
You Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mochinori's waist but Mochinori gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing You Man off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Love You Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mochinori misses the shot to the body.
You Man attempts a counter takedown but Mochinori avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori throws a lazy uppercut
and You Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mochinori won't be happy with that.
You Man working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mochinori tries to improve position but can't.
You Man looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You Man goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mochinori rolls with the submission and now he's on top in You Man's guard! Nice work there by Mochinori!
You Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
You Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mochinori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mochinori controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori wants to stand but You Man is controlling his posture from full guard.
You Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mochinori is aware though and is defending well.
I Love You Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mochinori passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mochinori in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You Man is looking for a sweep.
Mochinori takes a little break here. You Man wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
You Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uesugi Mochinori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mochinori.
You Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mochinori counters with a crisp one two that drops You Man! Mochinori thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves You Man to his feet! You Man is in big trouble!
You Man is rocked!
Mochinori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh You Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mochinori! You Man is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uesugi Mochinori!
During a confident post fight interview, Uesugi Mochinori thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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