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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Handler (ranked 792 p4p, 371 weight class) and Taromaru Momoji (ranked 87 p4p, 38 weight class). Handler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KEEPINITBEEFY. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Handler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handler throws a right and a left that Momoji avoids nicely.
Momoji walks into a left hand.
Momoji punishes Handler's body with a nice straight punch.
Momoji closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Momoji lands in his opponent's guard.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Handler keeps moving.
Momoji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handler is keeping the position for now.
Handler wants to sweep here but Momoji controlling him for the moment.
Handler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momoji slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Momoji working some strikes from top position.
Momoji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Handler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji tries to free his leg and advance position but Handler is retaining full guard.
Momoji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Handler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Momoji is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Handler trying to control the position.
Handler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Momoji is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Momoji stopping the sweep attempt from Handler.
Momoji trying to control but Handler is working from the bottom.
Momoji works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Handler trying to control from the bottom.
Momoji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Handler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handler gets back to full guard.
Momoji postures up.
Momoji chips away with some ground and pound.
Momoji passes into half guard.
Momoji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Handler is trying to maintain the position but Momoji is very close to passing his half guard.
Momoji wants to pass to mount but Handler is defending the position.
Momoji looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Momoji is trying to control the action in half guard but Handler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Momoji not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Momoji tries to pass to full mount but Handler defends it.
Handler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji wants to control but Handler is keeping him busy.
Handler moves into full guard.
Momoji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handler is keeping the position for now.
Handler keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
Momoji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momoji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Handler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Handler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handler is pulling down on Momoji's head. It's preventing any offense from Momoji, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Momoji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Handler's guard.
Momoji lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Handler gets full guard.
Handler controls Momoji momentarily but Momoji frees himself.
Handler controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Momoji's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Momoji controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Handler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Momoji looking to pass the guard.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Handler keeps moving.
Handler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Momoji swings for the body but Handler moves out of range.
Momoji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Momoji misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Momoji lands a leg kick that knocks Handler off balance momentarily.
Momoji throws a lazy right hand but Handler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Momoji jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Momoji throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Momoji throws a big shot that misses.
Handler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Momoji, as that shot connected.
Handler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Momoji with a nice cross.
Handler throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Momoji.
A countering left hand to the body from Momoji misses.
Handler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Handler misses.
Momoji moves away from the strike by Handler.
Handler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handler lands a jab to Momoji's midsection.
Momoji blocks a jab.
Handler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Momoji scores with a shot to the body.
Taromaru Momoji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Momoji walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Momoji throws a looping overhand right but Handler ducks down to avoid it.
Momoji just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacob Handler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Momoji.
Handler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Momoji swats away the attempt to clinch by Handler.
Handler throws a hook but Momoji avoids it easily.
Handler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handler gets caught napping as Momoji dives in and scores a takedown. Handler manages to retain guard.
Handler looking for a sweep. Not yet Handler, not yet.
Momoji landing some decent shots from guard.
Momoji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Handler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handler keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
Handler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Handler keeps moving.
Handler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Handler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Momoji trying to control but Handler is working from the bottom.
Handler keeping full guard, as Momoji tries to pass.
Momoji postures up in Handler's guard and throws a big left but Handler blocks it.
Taromaru Momoji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Momoji trying to control but Handler is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handler. Momoji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Momoji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Momoji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handler throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji blocks the body kick.
Momoji fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Handler checks it well.
Handler swinging wildly here.
Momoji gets tackled into the cage by Handler. Handler maintains the clinch.
Momoji drops down looking for an ankle pick but Handler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Momoji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Handler ducks right into an uppercut from Momoji.
Momoji tries to work over Handler's front leg with a kick but Handler checks it.
Jacob Handler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Momoji misses with a looping left.
Handler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Momoji uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Momoji lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Handler.
Momoji drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Handler defends it well.
Handler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Taromaru Momoji has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Momoji, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Handler - just one landing.
Handler wants to clinch up but Momoji keeps it at a distance.
Handler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Momoji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handler moves away.
Some wild striking there from Handler.
Handler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Momoji.
Momoji throws a leg kick but Handler moved away.
Handler misses the shot to the body.
Handler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Momoji in his tracks.
Momoji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handler manages to avoid it.
Handler throws the kick towards the body but Momoji avoids it.
And Momoji tries to counter it with a takedown but Handler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Momoji throws an overhand right that lands on Handler's shoulder, as Handler tries to avoid the shot.
Momoji misses with a looping left.
That kick from Momoji tenderised Handler's leg. Handler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Handler misses with a hook.
Momoji cracks Handler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Momoji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taromaru Momoji's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Momoji moves out of range of the strikes.
Momoji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice takedown defense from Handler. No joy for Momoji on that attempt.
Handler throws a shot from downtown. Momoji moves away and avoids it.
Handler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Momoji jabs at Handler's body.
Handler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Momoji connects with a good right hand that stumbles Handler. Handler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Momoji.
Handler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Momoji.
Momoji moves into range and connects with a jab.
Handler walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handler scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Handler misses the target.
Handler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Momoji circles away quickly and effectively.
Handler tries to clinch there but Momoji circles away.
Handler shoots in but Momoji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Momoji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Momoji lands a jab to the head.
Handler staying out of range there.
Momoji ducks under a wild hook from Handler.
Momoji misses with a straight left.
Handler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Momoji connects with the punch.
Handler scores with a body shot.
Momoji motions for Handler to come forward. Momoji throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Handler needs to keep his hands up - Momoji had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Handler misses.
Momoji lands a nice shot to the body.
Handler moves out of range as Momoji strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Momoji.
Handler looks to land a right hand but Momoji moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Handler blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Handler is looking to counter punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Momoji.
Momoji throws an overhand right that lands on Handler's shoulder, as Handler tries to avoid the shot.
Handler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Momoji defending well as Handler loads up on a big left hand.
Handler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Momoji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Momoji throws out a counter right but Handler avoids it with no problem.
Momoji cracks Handler with an open hand slap.
Jacob Handler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Momoji throws a jab when Handler was well out of range.
Momoji dives in and grabs Handler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handler pushes down on Momoji's head and hops out.
Jacob Handler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taromaru Momoji.
Momoji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handler throws a series of punches but Momoji avoids them all with ease.
Handler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Momoji changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Handler throws a nice looking combination but Momoji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Momoji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handler.
Handler misses with an uppercut.
Momoji drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Handler defends it well.
Handler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Handler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Momoji tries a body shot but Handler blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Handler fails to land.
Handler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Momoji blocks the elbow strike.
Momoji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handler tries a body shot but Momoji blocks it.
Handler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handler lands a shot to the body.
Handler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Handler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Handler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handler has a couple of punches blocked by Momoji.
Momoji blocks an uppercut.
Handler tries a body shot but Momoji blocks it.
Momoji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handler misses with a wild body shot.
Momoji shoots in and gets a takedown into Handler's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Momoji preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Handler keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
Handler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Momoji is one step ahead there.
Handler keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
Momoji trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Momoji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handler is keeping the position for now.
Momoji passes into half guard.
Taromaru Momoji is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Momoji drops an elbow to the side of Handler's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taromaru Momoji.
I've got Momoji 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taromaru Momoji!
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