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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Endou Mamoru (ranked 3819 p4p, 25460 weight class) and Joe Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamoru's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood And Scars. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Miranda enters the cage!
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BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Endou Mamoru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamoru tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miranda defends well and Mamoru ends up having to push Miranda into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miranda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mamoru regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miranda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miranda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miranda slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mamoru.
Mamoru tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamoru trying to control here.
Miranda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mamoru missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru throws a strike from the bottom but Miranda passes into side control!
Mamoru wants to get back to his feet.
Miranda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miranda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Miranda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamoru.
Miranda moves out of range as Mamoru strikes.
Mamoru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miranda slips under a jab.
Mamoru leaves Miranda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mamoru throws the left hand but Miranda avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru blocks the body kick.
Miranda defending well as Mamoru loads up on a big left hand.
Mamoru connects with a jab.
Mamoru feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirandas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miranda tries to clinch but Mamoru is having none of it.
Mamoru has his takedown stuffed
and Miranda counters by moving into the clinch.
Mamoru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miranda moves away from the strike by Mamoru.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miranda.
Miranda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Miranda. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Mamoru misses.
Miranda with the counter takedown but Mamoru avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miranda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamoru.
Miranda tries to counter with a clinch but Mamoru shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Mamoru misses.
Mamoru closes the distance and clinches up with Miranda, looking for a takedown. Mamoru pushes Miranda against the cage but Miranda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Endou Mamoru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamoru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miranda avoids it really well and circles away.
Miranda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mamoru defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miranda.
Miranda shoots in looking for a takedown but Mamoru manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miranda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Endou Mamoru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamoru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miranda slips under a jab from Mamoru.
Miranda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miranda wants to counter the offense by Mamoru and move into the clinch position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miranda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mamoru misses.
Miranda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miranda stuffs the takedown attempt from Mamoru. Mamoru gets slowly back to his feet.
Miranda has closed the distance and engaged Mamoru in a clinch.
Mamoru tries to pull guard but Miranda won't allow it.
Mamoru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miranda pulls guard effortlessly.
Miranda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mamoru defends well.
Mamoru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miranda tries to strike from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Miranda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mamoru lands a jab to Miranda's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mamoru!
Miranda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamoru.
Mamoru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mamoru throws a nice looking combination but Miranda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miranda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but Mamoru shows good takedown defense.
Decent striking displayed by Mamoru there.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but Mamoru shows good takedown defense.
Endou Mamoru is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamoru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miranda but Miranda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot lands for Mamoru.
Miranda shoots for a takedown but Mamoru saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Endou Mamoru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Miranda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamoru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru throws out a loose jab but Miranda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamoru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miranda can do to turn this around?
Miranda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mamoru tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miranda is in Mamoru's guard.
Miranda is breathing heavily.
Miranda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mamoru is looking to stand up but Miranda isn't so interested in that idea.
Miranda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mamoru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamoru is striking off his back. Miranda thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Mamoru flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mamoru looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mamoru missing with punches from the bottom.
Mamoru wants to improve his position but Miranda is controlling well.
Mamoru is trying to stand up here but Miranda is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mamoru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamoru clobbers Miranda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mamoru throws a hook but Miranda avoids it easily.
Miranda moves away from the strike by Mamoru.
Mamoru throws an overhand right that lands on Miranda's shoulder, as Miranda tries to avoid the shot.
Miranda moves away from the strike by Mamoru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru moves out of range of the body kick.
Miranda ducks under a wild hook from Mamoru.
Mamoru misses with a looping left.
A big right from Mamoru misses.
Miranda moves away from the strike by Mamoru.
Mamoru throws a hook but Miranda blocks it.
Miranda clinches.
Miranda manages to pull guard.
Mamoru throwing strikes but missing.
Mamoru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mamoru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miranda's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru throwing strikes but missing.
Mamoru is in close to Miranda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mamoru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
Mamoru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mamoru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mamoru stands up over Miranda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mamoru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mamoru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mamoru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamoru keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miranda's head.
Miranda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mamoru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Endou Mamoru dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Miranda.
Mamoru misses with an uppercut.
Miranda moves into range and clinches up with Mamoru.
Mamoru is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miranda is defending well.
Miranda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miranda trying to keep a closed guard but Mamoru is proving a slippery customer.
Mamoru trying to control but Miranda is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miranda pulls Mamoru in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mamoru's guard.
Miranda stops Mamoru from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Miranda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mamoru working a defensive guard but Miranda manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mamoru is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Miranda is controlling him well.
Miranda trying to control the position but Mamoru is working away.
Mamoru wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miranda taking a breather here.
Mamoru can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamoru strikes from the bottom but Miranda takes advantage and advances to full mount!
You get the feeling that Mamoru really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mamoru can't escape the position.
Miranda tries to control but Mamoru wriggling away.
Mamoru is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Miranda has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda avoiding Mamoru 's attempts to control his hands.
Mamoru wants to escape the position.
Miranda throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mamoru is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mamoru wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mamoru tries to escape but Miranda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mamoru trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mamoru tries to roll but Miranda sticks to his back.
Miranda is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mamoru defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mamoru is trying to get back to his feet but Miranda has full control of the position and if anything, Mamoru has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mamoru is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Miranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miranda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Miranda!
Endou Mamoru spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, today was not my day, is as they say, lucky at love, unlucky in the game.'.
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