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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Herve Villechaize (ranked 2293 p4p, 5548 weight class) and Haru Moteki (ranked 0 p4p, 237 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Herve Villechaize has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Herve Villechaize seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
140
5 - 0 - 0 |
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155 cm
25
134
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herve Villechaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haru Moteki!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villechaize clinches up against the cage.
Moteki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moteki lands a body shot.
Moteki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Villechaize up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Moteki.
Villechaize avoiding damage as Moteki throws knees to the body.
Villechaize is trying to trip Moteki. He has hold of a leg but Moteki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Villechaize persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moteki looking to control.
Villechaize stopping the sweep attempt from Moteki.
Moteki trying to keep a closed guard but Villechaize is proving a slippery customer.
Moteki looking for a sweep. Not yet Moteki, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moteki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Villechaize has picked Moteki up and slammed him! Moteki can't keep hold of the triangle and Villechaize manages to pass to side control!
Villechaize controls the position.
Villechaize will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Villechaize is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moteki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villechaize is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moteki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Villechaize scores with punches from side control.
Moteki is trying to improve his position.
Villechaize goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Moteki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Villechaize but great work by Moteki.
Moteki working away.
Villechaize knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moteki on the ground.
Moteki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Villechaize, who protects the arm well.
Villechaize wants to control but Moteki postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moteki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Villechaize struggling a bit here.
Moteki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moteki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Villechaize's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moteki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Villechaize is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moteki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Villechaize has escaped the position, nice work there.
Villechaize is trying to control Moteki's posture but Moteki avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moteki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moteki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Villechaize holds on to Moteki's head and controls the position momentarily.
Moteki working away.
Villechaize is looking to reverse the position.
Moteki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Villechaize has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Moteki but great work by Villechaize.
Villechaize tries to stand but Moteki is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moteki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Villechaize tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moteki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moteki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villechaize is one step ahead there.
Moteki is trying to hold Villechaize in close to prevent damage but Villechaize has managed to pass into half guard.
Villechaize seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moteki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moteki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Villechaize is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herve Villechaize will probably get the nod.
That's time! Villechaize's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Villechaize has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Villechaize blocks a body shot from Moteki.
A head punch on the inside from Moteki fails to land.
Moteki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moteki lands a shot to the body.
Villechaize is trying to trip Moteki. He has hold of a leg but Moteki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Villechaize persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Villechaize wants to pass the guard but Moteki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villechaize engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moteki wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moteki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villechaize's guard.
Villechaize looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Villechaize wants to stand up but Moteki is controlling him.
Moteki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moteki slips nicely into half guard.
Villechaize avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moteki.
Villechaize tries to roll over but Moteki keeps him under control.
Villechaize is defending against the submission attempts here by Moteki.
Moteki seems to be working for a kimura but Villechaize defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moteki is working for a submission of some sort.
Villechaize is defending against the submission attempts here by Moteki.
Moteki is breathing heavily.
Moteki seems to be working for a kimura but Villechaize defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villechaize wants to control but Moteki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Villechaize is trying to stand back up but Moteki is controlling him
Villechaize is holding on to half guard well.
Moteki seems to be working for a kimura but Villechaize defends the submission attempt.
Villechaize actively working from the bottom here.
Villechaize keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moteki is working for a kimura but Villechaize is defending it quite comfortably.
Villechaize tries to kick Moteki off in order to stand up. Moteki Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Villechaize's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Moteki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Villechaize really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Villechaize is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Villechaize's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moteki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moteki tries for a kimura but Villechaize is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haru Moteki 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!
Moteki throws out a loose jab but Villechaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moteki swings for the body but Villechaize moves out of range.
Villechaize closes the distance and clinches.
Moteki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Villechaize wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moteki trying to control the position but instead, Villechaize has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moteki into the cage.
Villechaize prevents Moteki from breaking the clinch.
Villechaize prevents a body shot from Moteki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moteki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Villechaize looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moteki has a couple of punches blocked by Villechaize.
Moteki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Villechaize backwards.
We've been informed that Moteki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moteki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villechaize.
Villechaize has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Moteki is trying to keep an underhook but Villechaize manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Villechaize trying to mount his opponent but Moteki defends it.
Villechaize is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moteki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Villechaize has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Villechaize has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moteki's face.
Villechaize working for a guillotine from mount but Moteki is in no mood to give up.
Villechaize controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moteki tries to reverse the position but Villechaize maintains control.
Villechaize controlling his opponent.
Moteki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moteki keeps trying to improve his position.
Moteki looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villechaize lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Moteki.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Can Moteki hold on?! Villechaize is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Villechaize is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Moteki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Villechaize controlling the pace.
Moteki tries to roll over but Villechaize keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villechaize takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villechaize frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Villechaize controlling from the full mount.
Villechaize looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moteki is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herve Villechaize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Villechaize has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herve Villechaize!
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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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