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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Man (ranked 3599 p4p, 3936 weight class) and Yuujirou Hanma (ranked 395 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yuujirou Hanma enters the cage!
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270
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265
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuujirou Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Big Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Man checks the leg kick.
Man tries to counter with a takedown but Hanma is quick to defend against it.
Hanma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanma defends it nicely.
Hanma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hanma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Hanma as Man shoots in.
Hanma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man is breathing heavily.
Hanma with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Hanma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Hanma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanma scores with a nice right hand.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Hanma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man slips under a jab from Hanma.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hanma with a nice cross.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Hanma misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Hanma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Hanma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Hanma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Man feinted with a counter takedown.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanma as he jumps to the side.
Hanma tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuujirou Hanma dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Hanma into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanma into the cage.
Man looking for a takedown.
Hanma looking to stall.
Hanma trying to stall but Man improves his position.
That's two 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yuujirou Hanma.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Hanma. Those never looked like landing.
Yuujirou Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Hanma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hanma.
Big Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
Hanma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanma connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanma connects with the punch.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.
Hanma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Yuujirou Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Hanma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Hanma avoids it well and moves away.
Hanma moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanma throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuujirou Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Man dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
Hanma with a nice cross.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Hanma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hanma to work.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hanma after a bit of a struggle.
Hanma trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanma into the cage.
Big Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuujirou Hanma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yuujirou Hanma.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanma should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Man is working for takedown but Hanma is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hanma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hanma regains guard.
Man won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
Hanma keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hanma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
A big left from Hanma misses.
A punch combination from Man misses.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Man throws a big counter combination but Hanma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hanma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuujirou Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanma winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuujirou Hanma!
Yuujirou Hanma tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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