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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Casanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casanova 's entrance music is It's a Fight. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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175 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Casanova !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Geerts!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova moves in looking to clinch but Geerts pushes him off.
Casanova misses with a low kick as Geerts jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Casanova .
Casanova throws a body punch but Geerts moves out of range.
Casanova fails to land the takedown.
Casanova scores with a jab to the head.
Casanova throws a right and a left that Geerts avoids nicely.
Casanova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casanova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casanova jabs at Geerts's body.
Casanova shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Casanova showed some decent athleticism there.
Casanova trying to control the action but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Geerts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Casanova is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geerts is looking to improve his position.
Geerts is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Casanova pulls his head out easily.
Geerts is trying to get back to full guard.
Geerts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Geerts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Casanova misses with the combination.
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.
Casanova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Geerts looks gassed!
Casanova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casanova misses with a two punch combination.
Casanova plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Casanova has his takedown stuffed
and Geerts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Casanova won't be happy with that.
Geerts decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Casanova scoring well with a low kick there.
Casanova misses with a double jab.
Geerts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Casanova 's guard.
Geerts working some strikes from top position.
Geerts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Geerts trying to control but Casanova is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geerts works over Casanova with some ground and pound from guard.
Geerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Casanova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geerts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Geerts advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geerts taking a breather here.
Geerts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Casanova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Casanova 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Geerts decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Geerts dodges the punch combination from Casanova .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Casanova as Geerts shoots in.
Geerts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Casanova sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Davy Geerts will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Geerts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Geerts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geerts showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Geerts seems content to control.
Geerts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Geerts is working for a kimura but Casanova is defending it quite comfortably.
Geerts passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geerts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Casanova to his feet.
Casanova fails to land with a series of punches.
Geerts scores with a takedown into Casanova 's guard.
Geerts throwing strikes but missing.
Davy Geerts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Casanova is trying to keep Geerts in close.
Geerts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Geerts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casanova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Geerts wants to control from the top but Casanova keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casanova keeping full guard, as Geerts tries to pass.
Casanova pushes Geerts off and scrambles back to his feet.
Casanova stuffs the takedown.
Casanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geerts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Casanova counters with a low kick, right behind Geerts 's knee.
Geerts scores with a takedown into Casanova 's guard.
Geerts tries to stand but Casanova is controlling from the bottom.
Casanova trying to keep a closed guard but Geerts is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geerts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Casanova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Geerts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casanova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Geerts pushes down on Casanova 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Geerts wants to advance to full mount but Casanova doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Geerts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Casanova manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Geerts has Casanova in his guard.
Casanova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Casanova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Geerts wants to sweep here but Casanova controlling him for the moment.
Casanova wants to control from the top but Geerts keeps moving.
Geerts looking for a sweep. Not yet Geerts, not yet.
Geerts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Casanova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Casanova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Casanova won't allow Geerts to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy Geerts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Casanova misses with a two punch combination.
Casanova tries to clinch but Geerts moves away
and Geerts counters with a shoot takedown. Casanova fights it but they end up in guard.
Casanova wants to stand up but Geerts is controlling him.
Geerts passes Casanova 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Casanova trying to hold on to Geerts's head to control him but Geerts postures up.
Geerts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casanova keeps working.
Geerts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Geerts winds up and cracks Casanova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Geerts is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova is trying to stand back up but Geerts is controlling him
Geerts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Casanova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Casanova is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casanova tries to kick Geerts off but Geerts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Geerts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Casanova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Geerts slows the pace down in half guard.
Geerts 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.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Casanova tries for a takedown but Geerts circles away easily
and Geerts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Geerts tries to free his leg and advance position but Casanova is retaining full guard.
Casanova keeping moving, preventing Geerts from controlling successfully.
Geerts trying to move into half guard but instead Casanova has managed to sweep!
Casanova would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Casanova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Geerts working for a triangle but Casanova defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Geerts is on top in guard.
Geerts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Casanova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Geerts has gone for a leg lock! Casanova slips out almost immediately though and dives into Geerts's guard.
Casanova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Geerts is trying to keep Casanova in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geerts looking for a sweep. Not yet Geerts, not yet.
Casanova slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Geerts wants to sweep but no luck.
Geerts working a defensive guard here.
Geerts has his feet on Casanova 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Antonio Casanova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casanova gets caught flat footed, as Geerts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casanova looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davy Geerts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geerts 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davy Geerts!
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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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RATING
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