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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braathen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ninja Turtles. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Braathen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braathen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Siciliano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Siciliano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Braathen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braathen thuds his right hand into Siciliano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Siciliano moves out of range of the strikes.
Siciliano swinging wilding here.
Siciliano swings for the body but Braathen moves out of range.
Siciliano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siciliano.
Braathen gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siciliano tries to bench press Braathen off him but Braathen keeps the position.
Braathen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Siciliano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Siciliano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Braathen is looking to take a break and control but Siciliano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen controlling the pace.
Braathen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Siciliano.
Siciliano prevents Braathen from moving into mount.
Braathen working away.
Siciliano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Siciliano is not content to let Braathen control the position.
Braathen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Siciliano, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siciliano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Braathen misses with the ground and pound.
Siciliano is not content to let Braathen control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Siciliano throws a shot to the body.
Braathen lands a jab to Siciliano's midsection.
Braathen catches Siciliano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Siciliano defending well as Braathen loads up on a big left hand.
Siciliano tries to bum rush Braathen with a series of wild strikes but Braathen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braathen.
Fred Siciliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braathen shoots for a takedown but Siciliano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braathen is breathing heavily.
Braathen misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Braathen misses its intended target.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown but Braathen shows good takedown defense.
Siciliano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braathen.
Siciliano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braathen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Braathen is looking to slow Siciliano down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Siciliano.
Siciliano throws a right and a left that Braathen avoids nicely.
Braathen scores with a jab to the body.
Siciliano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braathen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braathen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Siciliano throws a hook to the side of Braathen's head but Braathen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siciliano throws a jab when Braathen was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Braathen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Siciliano doesn't seem phased though.
Braathen takes a swing at Siciliano's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano loads up on a big right hand but Braathen slips the punch.
Jab from Braathen.
Siciliano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Siciliano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braathen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Braathen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Braathen trying to control the position from guard on top but Siciliano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siciliano is working an open guard so Braathen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braathen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siciliano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Braathen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braathen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniel Braathen is winning the standup battle so far.
Siciliano cracks Braathen with a good jab.
Braathen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Braathen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braathen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siciliano.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Braathen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Siciliano is working away from the top position though.
Siciliano trying to mount his opponent but Braathen defends it.
Braathen is trying to maintain the position but Siciliano is very close to passing his half guard.
Siciliano wants to take a breather but Braathen is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braathen is just riding it out for now. Siciliano eventually gives up the hold.
Siciliano trying to control the action but Braathen is working from the bottom.
Braathen won't allow Siciliano to pass to mount.
Siciliano is trying to control the action in half guard but Braathen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braathen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braathen!
Braathen scores with a leg kick.
Siciliano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Siciliano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braathen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Siciliano's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano is trying to keep Braathen in close.
Braathen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Braathen tries to stand but Siciliano is controlling from the bottom.
Siciliano controlling the position.
Braathen trying to control the position from guard on top but Siciliano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siciliano looking for a sweep. Not yet Siciliano, not yet.
Braathen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siciliano is keeping the position for now.
Braathen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Siciliano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braathen swivels and escapes.
Braathen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Braathen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braathen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siciliano's sensitive parts.
Siciliano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Braathen as Siciliano shoots in.
A combination from Siciliano does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Braathen or perhaps it was just good defense by Siciliano which made him look bad.
Siciliano takes one to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Braathen as Siciliano shoots in.
Siciliano needs to keep his hands up - Braathen had a free shot at his head there.
Braathen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siciliano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siciliano just misses with a punch to the body.
Braathen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Siciliano looks for a takedown but Braathen sprawls well.
Braathen works Siciliano's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen connects with the punch.
Braathen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fred Siciliano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braathen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braathen throws a low kick, looking for Siciliano's leg but Siciliano calmly moves out of range.
Siciliano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braathen pinned against the cage. Braathen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braathen cracks Siciliano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Siciliano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Siciliano.
Braathen lands with a straight right. Siciliano didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braathen lands a jab to Siciliano's midsection.
Braathen lands a jab to the nose.
Braathen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braathen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braathen lands a really nice looking cross but Siciliano seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Braathen throws a one two combo.
Siciliano throws a head kick that misses.
Siciliano walks into a straight right hand from Braathen.
Braathen misses the shot to the body.
Siciliano throws a head kick but Braathen moves out of range.
Braathen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siciliano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braathen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Braathen swinging wilding here.
A punch lands to the side of Siciliano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Braathen lands a head shot.
Braathen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siciliano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Braathen.
Siciliano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Siciliano misses the shot to the body.
Siciliano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano is looking to advance position but Braathen won't allow it.
Braathen wants to improve his position but Siciliano is controlling well.
Siciliano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Braathen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Braathen is trying is best to control the position here.
Siciliano trying to control from half guard but Braathen is working away.
Braathen wants to get back to full guard but Siciliano has mounted him!
Braathen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Siciliano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Siciliano is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Braathen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Siciliano trying to control but Braathen is having none of it.
Braathen wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Siciliano is going olschool here, as he tries to force Braathen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Braathen shrugs it off.
Braathen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen is working hard here to advance position.
Siciliano jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Braathen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Braathen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Siciliano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Siciliano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braathen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braathen wants to control but Siciliano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Braathen tries to kick Siciliano off but Siciliano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Braathen gets back to full guard.
Siciliano throws and elbow that misses. Braathen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Siciliano's guard. Nice move by Braathen!
Daniel Braathen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Siciliano is trying to keep Braathen in close.
Braathen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siciliano is keeping the position for now.
Siciliano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Daniel Braathen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Siciliano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siciliano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Siciliano misses with an uppercut.
Siciliano tries to bum rush Braathen with a series of wild strikes but Braathen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Braathen.
Nice body punch from Siciliano.
Braathen throws an overhand right that lands on Siciliano's shoulder, as Siciliano tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Braathen.
Braathen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braathen tries to score with a low kick but Siciliano moves his leg out of the way.
Braathen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braathen connects with the punch.
Siciliano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braathen scores with a punch to the head.
Siciliano cracks Braathen with a good jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Siciliano.
Braathen cracks Siciliano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen swings for the body but Siciliano moves out of range.
Siciliano looks to score with a jab to the body but Braathen is just out of range.
Braathen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Braathen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Siciliano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braathen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siciliano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Braathen connects with a body shot.
Braathen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Siciliano keeping full guard, as Braathen tries to pass.
Braathen drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Braathen as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Siciliano screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Braathen! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Daniel Braathen!
Daniel Braathen retains his middleweight title!
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