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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Salem (ranked 4421 p4p, 4195 weight class) and Tia Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremiah Salem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tia Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salem fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Salem closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tanaka quickly recovers to half guard.
Salem trying to control from half guard but Tanaka is working away.
Tanaka is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salem thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tanaka wants to get back to full guard.
Tanaka holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tanaka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanaka is controlling Salem's trapped leg to prevent Salem from advancing to side control.
Salem thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.
Salem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tanaka is controlling Salem's trapped leg to prevent Salem from advancing to side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tanaka clinches with his opponent.
Salem wants to take the fight to the mat but Tanaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tanaka tries to work over Salem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanaka lands a nice uppercut.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tanaka has Salem pressed against the cage.
Tanaka stalling in the clinch.
Tanaka is working Salem over against the cage.
Salem jumps guard and drags Tanaka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Salem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tanaka wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salem has passed into side control.
Tanaka wants to control but Salem postures up.
Tanaka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salem wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Salem tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tanaka is not content to let Salem control the position.
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.
Salem has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tanaka!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salem trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Salem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salem misses with a body kick.
Tanaka throws a shot from downtown. Salem moves away and avoids it.
Salem was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jeremiah Salem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Salem.
Salem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanaka to keep the fight standing.
Salem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanaka to keep the fight standing.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Salem's ribcage. Salem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremiah Salem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Tanaka.
Salem is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Salem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Salem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salem wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salem is looking to stand up but Tanaka isn't so interested in that idea.
Salem 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.
Salem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanaka is aware though and is defending well.
Tanaka is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salem is trying to keep Tanaka in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanaka pinned against the cage. Tanaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salem moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Salem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salem tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Tanaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanaka pushes Salem up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
Tanaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanaka scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salem tries for a takedown but Tanaka manages to get underhooks.
Tanaka lands a shot to the body.
Tanaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tanaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tanaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tanaka lands a left hand.
Tanaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanaka.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanaka.
Tanaka scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka just leaning against Salem, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Tanaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salem backwards.
Tanaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Salem backwards.
Tanaka lands a right hand.
Tanaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salem backwards.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike.
Tia Tanaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Salem is rocked!
A body shot lands from Tanaka.
Oh Salem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salem is trying to pull guard but Tanaka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Tanaka as the two fighters clinch.
Salem seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Tanaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tanaka.
Tanaka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Salem with a big uppercut! Salem tries to clinch up but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Salem to the mat! Salem covers up and Tanaka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tia Tanaka!
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RATING
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