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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reston Weaver (ranked 3550 p4p, 2950 weight class) and Freaky Hiroshima (ranked 366 p4p, 313 weight class). Reston Weaver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reston Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Hiroshima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver misses with a two punch combination.
Hiroshima wants to counter the offense by Weaver and move into the clinch position.
Hiroshima closes the distance and clinches.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weaver lands a shoulder strike.
Weaver lands an uppercut.
Hiroshima's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hiroshima's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weaver.
Hiroshima is stalling here.
Weaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiroshimas head.
Weaver has a couple of punches blocked by Hiroshima.
Hiroshima stalls.
Weaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hiroshima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hiroshima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiroshima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiroshima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hiroshima effectively controlling the action here.
Hiroshima blocks a body shot from Weaver.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Hiroshima blocks an uppercut.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Weaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiroshima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hiroshima drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshima is pulling down on Weaver's head to control his posture.
Weaver wants to control from the top but Hiroshima keeps moving.
Weaver looking to pass the guard.
Weaver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hiroshima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weaver misses with a double jab.
Weaver throws a series of punches but Hiroshima moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiroshima moves away.
Hiroshima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Weaver.
Hiroshima moves in looking to clinch but Weaver pushes him off.
Weaver throws a nice looking combination but Hiroshima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weaver tries to clinch but Hiroshima moves out of range.
Hiroshima wants to counter with a clinch but Weaver pushes him away.
Weaver misses with a series of wild punches.
Weaver has closed the distance and engaged Hiroshima in a clinch.
Weaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiroshima jumps guard.
Hiroshima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weaver manages to get himself to full guard.
Weaver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiroshima controls the pace.
Weaver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshima is pushing down on Weaver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weaver is fighting to maintain full guard but Hiroshima has managed to sneak the leg through.
Weaver pushes Hiroshima off looking to stand but Hiroshima dives back in and keeps control.
Hiroshima takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Weaver is concentrating on defense, preventing Hiroshima from advancing position.
Hiroshima content to control rather than advance.
Weaver tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hiroshima has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Weaver tries to improve his position but instead Hiroshima has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reston Weaver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weaver misses with a double jab.
Hiroshima doesn't manage to clinch there - Weaver circles away.
Hiroshima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weaver, pushing him back against the cage.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Weaver gets through Hiroshima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hiroshima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weaver avoids it.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weaver scores with a hook to the body.
Hiroshima slowing the pace effectively.
Weaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiroshima.
Hiroshima misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Weaver - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiroshima.
Hiroshima fails to pull guard.
Weaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hiroshima backwards.
Weaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hiroshima jumps guard but Weaver stands there with Hiroshima around his waist. Hiroshima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hiroshima is pushing Weaver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Weaver fails to land.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiroshima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weaver smiles and moves away.
Reston Weaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freaky Hiroshima.
Weaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hiroshima has Weaver pushed against the cage.
Hiroshima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiroshima blocks a body shot from Weaver.
Weaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiroshima's elbow.
Hiroshima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiroshima controls his hands.
Weaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiroshima can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiroshima blocking some punches.
Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiroshima struggles to land a body shot inside as Weaver controls his hands.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiroshima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiroshima pushes off an throws an elbow but Weaver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weaver working aggressively here.
Hiroshima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiroshima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiroshima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiroshima fails to pull guard.
Hiroshima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiroshima swings wildly with an uppercut but Weaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiroshima looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiroshima.
Hiroshima stalling in the clinch.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiroshima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiroshima controls his hands.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiroshima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weaver's elbow.
Hiroshima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiroshima uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshima manages to pull guard.
Hiroshima is trying to keep Weaver in close.
Weaver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hiroshima pulls Weaver in close to his closed guard and prevents Weaver from doing any damage or advancing position.
Weaver trying to control but Hiroshima is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reston Weaver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hiroshima misses with a wild body shot.
Freaky Hiroshima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiroshima closes the distance and pushes Weaver back into the cage.
Weaver blocks a body shot from Hiroshima.
Weaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiroshima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiroshima stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiroshima.
Weaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiroshima controls his hands.
Hiroshima tries to pull guard but Weaver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hiroshima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weaver.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiroshima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weaver up against the cage.
Hiroshima fails to pull guard.
Hiroshima jumps into guard, dragging Weaver to the mat.
Weaver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hiroshima is proving hard to escape from.
Hiroshima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weaver is stalling in the full guard.
Hiroshima lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hiroshima is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiroshima prevents a body shot from Weaver.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiroshima blocks an uppercut.
Hiroshima misses with a punch to the body.
Hiroshima leaning against his opponent.
Weaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hiroshima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weaver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reston Weaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freaky Hiroshima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weaver can't find room to land a body shot as Hiroshima controls the action.
Hiroshima jumps guard but Weaver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hiroshima has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Weaver uses from the top position.
Hiroshima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weaver content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hiroshima has locked up a guillotine! Hiroshima's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Weaver is holding on here and Hiroshima must be using up a lot of energy. Weaver has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hiroshima gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Freaky Hiroshima!
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hype
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pop
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