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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Souichiro Nagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yodselenki Fairfax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yodselenki Fairfax has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Souichiro Nagi's chin.
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165 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Souichiro Nagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yodselenki Fairfax!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairfax has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fairfax manages to break the clinch.
Nagi clinches but Fairfax breaks the clinch
and Fairfax counters with a shoot takedown. Nagi fights it but they end up in guard.
Fairfax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nagi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fairfax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fairfax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fairfax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairfax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagi working a defensive guard here.
Fairfax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagi is keeping the position for now.
Fairfax trying to control but Nagi is working from the bottom.
Fairfax slips nicely into half guard.
Nagi looking for submissions off his back.
Fairfax works his way into side control.
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.
Fairfax tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fairfax has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nagi is not content to let Fairfax control the position.
Nagi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fairfax keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fairfax wants to take a breather but Nagi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairfax tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nagi controls his leg.
Fairfax looks gassed!
Nagi trying to hold on to Fairfax's head to control him but Fairfax postures up.
Fairfax trying to control the action but Nagi is working from the bottom.
Fairfax thows a huge punch but Nagi dodges it nicely.
Fairfax is looking to stall here but Nagi recovers full guard.
Nagi keeping moving, preventing Fairfax from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nagi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fairfax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fairfax.
Nagi tries to pull guard but Fairfax holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagi drops back down to his feet.
Nagi looking for a takedown.
Nagi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Souichiro Nagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairfax wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nagi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fairfax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nagi slaps away a takedown attempt from Fairfax, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagi avoids the head kick by Fairfax.
Nagi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fairfax sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nagi somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Fairfax or perhaps it was just good defense by Nagi which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yodselenki Fairfax will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fairfax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nagi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fairfax somewhat.
Nagi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nagi tries to clinch but Fairfax is having none of it.
Fairfax looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nagi wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairfax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nagi wants to improve his position but Fairfax is controlling well.
Fairfax trying to control the action but Nagi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagi wants to improve his position but Fairfax is controlling well.
Fairfax tries to pass to full mount but Nagi defends it.
Fairfax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fairfax trying to mount his opponent but Nagi defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nagi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nagi looks to clinch
and Fairfax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairfax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Fairfax shoots for a takedown but Nagi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nagi darts in trying to clinch
and Fairfax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagi goes for a takedown attempt but Fairfax pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nagi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fairfax circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Souichiro Nagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairfax connects with a high kick.
Fairfax looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nagi wants to clinch
and Fairfax counters by clinching up.
Fairfax pulls guard successfully.
Fairfax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nagi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fairfax had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nagi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fairfax Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nagi's back instead.
Nagi showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fairfax avoiding Nagi 's attempts to control his hands.
Fairfax misses with punches from the back.
Nagi holding both Fairfax 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fairfax is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four 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.
Nagi trying to control the hands but Fairfax breaks the grip.
Nagi turns into Fairfax and is now in his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fairfax can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fairfax looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nagi tries to clinch but Fairfax moves away
and Nagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fairfax.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairfax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nagi tries to avoid it but Fairfax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nagi to the ground. Nagi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nagi looks to clinch
and Fairfax moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodselenki Fairfax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fairfax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nagi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fairfax somewhat.
Nagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Fairfax counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yodselenki Fairfax has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fairfax trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairfax stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fairfax circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fairfax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fairfax.
Fairfax shoots in and bounces Nagi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nagi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fairfax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fairfax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fairfax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fairfax postures up.
Fairfax scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagi working for a triangle but Fairfax defends it easily.
Nagi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nagi looking for a guillotine here but Fairfax defends easily.
Nagi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fairfax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagi striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Fairfax stands and steps away. Nagi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fairfax clinches.
Nagi decides to pull guard.
Fairfax is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nagi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Fairfax frees his head nicely. Oh but Nagi has switched to an armbar! Fairfax is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Souichiro Nagi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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