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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh wants to clinch.
Fujiwara swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh.
Marsh wants to clinch.
Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Fujiwara pushes him off.
Marsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh tries to clinch but Fujiwara is having none of it.
Fujiwara swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujiwara.
Marsh struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara advances to mount.
Fujiwara looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Takumi Fujiwara just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh shoots in but Fujiwara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujiwara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marsh pinned against the cage. Marsh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fujiwara swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh.
Marsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Fujiwara pushes him off.
Marsh wants to clinch up but Fujiwara keeps it at a distance.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Fujiwara circles away.
Takumi Fujiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fujiwara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fujiwara controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara working away.
Fujiwara tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Marsh pushes Fujiwara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fujiwara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fujiwara just content to control the position.
Fujiwara looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four 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.
Fujiwara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fujiwara has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujiwara taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Fujiwara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
Marsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujiwara blocks it with crossed arms.
Marsh connects with a knee to the head.
Marsh pulls guard.
Fujiwara controls from within his opponent's guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Takumi Fujiwara just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fujiwara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marsh wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fujiwara controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fujiwara avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Fujiwara controlling from mount.
Marsh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Marsh prevents Fujiwara from taking his back.
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh is working hard here to advance position.
Fujiwara controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fujiwara trying to control but Marsh is having none of it.
Fujiwara is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fujiwara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Takumi Fujiwara just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujiwara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fujiwara showed some decent athleticism there.
Fujiwara passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara advances to full mount.
Fujiwara controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Fujiwara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Marsh is trying to escape the mount but Fujiwara keeps good control and instead manages to take Marsh's back.
Fujiwara controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Takumi Fujiwara just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujiwara tries for a takedown but Marsh circles away easily
and Marsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marsh.
A knee to the head by Marsh.
Marsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fujiwara's face.
Marsh lands a knee to the head.
Fujiwara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marsh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stan Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Fujiwara.
Marsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Takumi Fujiwara has been cut.
Marsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujiwara tries for a takedown but Marsh manages to get underhooks.
Marsh tries to land a knee to the head but Fujiwara blocks with his arms.
Marsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marsh looking to throw knees to the head but Fujiwara is blocking nicely.
Marsh looking to throw knees to the head but Fujiwara is blocking nicely.
Marsh looking to slow down the pace here.
Fujiwara tries to score a body lock takedown but Marsh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Fujiwara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takumi Fujiwara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fujiwara.
Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fujiwara pinned against the cage. Fujiwara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fujiwara gets the takedown into side control.
Marsh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fujiwara controlling the position.
Marsh is trying to control Fujiwara's posture but Fujiwara avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujiwara controlling his opponent.
Marsh trying desperately to get to his feet.
Marsh prevents Fujiwara from taking his back.
Fujiwara controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Takumi Fujiwara just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujiwara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marsh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fujiwara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marsh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stan Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Fujiwara.
Fujiwara can't get the takedown.
Fujiwara changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fujiwara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fujiwara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Takumi Fujiwara just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marsh fails with the takedown.
Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Fujiwara pushes him off.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Fujiwara is avoiding it.
Marsh is looking to clinch.
Fujiwara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fujiwara swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marsh tries to clinch there but Fujiwara circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujiwara, pushing him back against the cage.
Marsh scores with a knee to the head.
Marsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marsh connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Takumi Fujiwara's cut even more.
Marsh landing knees to the head.
Fujiwara has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marsh is trying to keep an underhook but Fujiwara manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fujiwara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marsh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fujiwara is controlling the pace.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Takumi Fujiwara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fujiwara 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takumi Fujiwara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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