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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dervou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Moto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moto has chosen Tupac_Hit em' up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
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193 lbs
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182 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Dervou! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Moto! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dervou closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Moto tries to get back to half guard but can't. Moto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Moto wants to control but Dervou postures up. Dervou trying to control the action but Moto is working from the bottom. Moto is trying to control Dervou's posture but Dervou avoids it. Moto is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dervou is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Moto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dervou controlling from the full mount. Moto is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dervou is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent. Dervou works his way to his opponent's back.
Moto wants to control his opponent's hands but Dervou gets his hands free. Moto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Dervou content just to control the position here. Moto is looking to improve his position but Dervou isn't that keen on the idea. Moto wants to hold on but Dervou pushes him away. Moto looks gassed! Dervou looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Dervou punching from mount but Moto doing a good job of avoiding damage. Moto is trying to reverse the position but instead Dervou has taken his back - oops! Moto is really stuck here.
Dervou looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dervou is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Moto rolls, trying to escape but Dervou keeps control of the position.
Dervou lands strikes to the head. Moto has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dervou. Moto rolls, trying to escape but Dervou keeps control of the position.
Moto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dervou.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dervou is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dervou is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Dervou lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Moto trying to control the action but Dervou just sinks the hooks in. Dervou tightening his grip on Moto, looking for the choke. cage is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Moto.
Dervou has the hooks in. Moto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Moto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dervou.
Moto tries to escape but Dervou has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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. Dervou trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dervou gets his hands free as Moto looks to control. Moto breaks Dervou's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dervou is trying to control the position but Moto postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Moto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Dervou trying to control but Moto postures up.
Moto is looking for a kimura here.
Moto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moto working the head and body with strikes. 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 Greg Dervou will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moto feints and as Dervou raises his hands in defense, Moto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Moto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Moto cracks Dervou with a big elbow. Moto working away. Moto just content to control the position. Moto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dervou down.
Moto throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Moto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Dervou is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Moto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Dervou is looking to regain half guard here but Moto keeps moving and retains side control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moto gets to mount! Dervou was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Dervou really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moto with a couple of short strikes. Dervou is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Moto locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dervou is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kwame Moto!
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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
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