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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igirisu Hito (ranked 4517 p4p, 3897 weight class) and China Adesanya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hito comes to the cage accompanied by The Blue Hearts - Hito no Yasashiku (Be Kind to People). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm 18 200 0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm 25 193 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Great elbows Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igirisu Hito! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, China Adesanya! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adesanya did well to prevent Hito getting side control. Hito is pressing down on Adesanya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adesanya is holding on for now.
Hito is trying to work for a kimura but Adesanya is defending well.
Hito wants to free his trapped foot but Adesanya is holding on for dear life with his legs. Adesanya tries to roll over but Hito keeps him under control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hito stalling. Adesanya is trying to get back to full guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Hito is looking to take a break and control but Adesanya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Hito trying to pass the guard but Adesanya defending well. Hito is working hard here to advance position. Adesanya wants to control but Hito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hito seems to be working for a kimura but Adesanya defends the submission attempt. Hito uses his free foot to push down on Adesanya's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Adesanya. Hito wants to take Adesanya's back but he can't do it this time. Adesanya tries to hold on but Hito pushes him away. Hito with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hito works his way to his opponent's back.
Adesanya showing good submission defense here.
Adesanya is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hito avoiding Adesanya 's attempts to control his hands. Hito trying to control momentarily.
Hito is looking for the choke from the back position but Adesanya is controlling his hands well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hito has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hito is looking for the choke from the back position but Adesanya is controlling his hands well. Adesanya staying busy and making it hard for Hito to control. Adesanya tries to escape but Hito has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hito is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Adesanya has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hito is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Adesanya has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hito is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Adesanya is defending well though. Hito let's go of the attempt for now. Adesanya can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hito is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Adesanya is defending well though. Hito let's go of the attempt for now. Will Hito go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adesanya on the ground. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hito looking for the RNC. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igirisu Hito dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adesanya did well to prevent Hito getting side control. Hito is thwarting Adesanya's attempts to control the position. Adesanya pushes Hito off looking to stand but Hito dives back in and keeps control.
Hito works his foot free and advances to mount. Adesanya has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Hito is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Adesanya is defending well though. Hito let's go of the attempt for now. Hito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adesanya tries to break free.
Hito is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hito biding his time, controlling Adesanya. Hito wants to control but Adesanya is keeping busy.
Hito working for a choke but Adesanya is defending well.
Adesanya fending off the submission attempt from Hito. Hito is looking to control Adesanya but Adesanya is wriggling around and keeping busy.
 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. You can see the frustration on Adesanya's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hito has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Adesanya's body.
Hito struggling to keep hold of the position.
Adesanya fending off the submission attempt from Hito. Adesanya trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Adesanya is trying to get back to his feet but Hito has full control of the position and if anything, Adesanya has just worked his way into a worse spot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hito tightening his grip on Adesanya, looking for the choke.
Hito is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hito is looking for the choke from the back position but Adesanya is controlling his hands well.
Hito working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Adesanya rolls, trying to escape but Hito keeps control of the position.
Will Hito go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Adesanya tries to escape but Hito has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hito is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hito is looking for the choke from the back position but Adesanya is controlling his hands well.
Hito looking for the RNC.
Adesanya defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hito's arms.
Hito looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Adesanya taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igirisu Hito! Our winner, Igirisu Hito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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