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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 599 p4p, 262 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 74 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomonaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall wants to clinch up but Tomonaga keeps it at a distance.
Tomonaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Tomonaga lands a slapping body shot.
Tomonaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomonaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall tries to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomonaga.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Tomonaga misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall tries to counter with a clinch but Tomonaga shakes him off and moves away.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Tomonaga pushes him away.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall wants to counter the offense by Tomonaga and move into the clinch position.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomonaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomonaga is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomonaga. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomonaga throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Tomonaga digs a good hook to Hall's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomonaga as he connects with a hook.
Tomonaga lands a body shot.
Hall forces Tomonaga back against the cage and clinches.
Hall is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tomonaga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hall jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hall has his hands on Tomonaga's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall has an active guard here but Tomonaga has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichiro Tomonaga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tomonaga swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall wants to counter the offense by Tomonaga and move into the clinch position.
Tomonaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomonaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Tomonaga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomonaga throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga misses with a hook.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Tomonaga avoids it.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomonaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Tomonaga scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Tomonaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Tomonaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tomonaga misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomonaga works the jab nicely.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Hall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomonaga lands a shot to the body.
Hall gets control of Tomonaga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomonaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomonaga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomonaga has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
That's four 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.
Hall is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tomonaga has his hands clasped together but Hall extends and breaks Tomonaga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Hall! Robbie Hall retains his featherweight title!
Robbie Hall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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