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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Makoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makoto comes to the ring accompanied by P-Mon Theme. Diu has chosen Song of Manliness as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Makoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu throws a wild body kick that Makoto sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Makoto.
Makoto cracks Diu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Makoto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diu parries the strikes from Makoto easily there. Makoto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diu to escape.
Makoto lands some shots froms side control.
Makoto trying to control the action but Diu is working from the bottom.
Makoto looks up at the clock and then as Diu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makoto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Makoto controlling the position from side mount.
Diu wants to get back to his feet but Makoto drags him back down.
Makoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diu keeps working.
Makoto is chipping away with strikes.
Diu wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Makoto lands an elbow.
Makoto is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makoto lands some shots froms side control.
Diu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Makoto connects with a decent elbow.
Diu wants to control but Makoto postures up.
Makoto looks up at the clock and then as Diu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makoto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Diu is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoto working the ground and pound.
Diu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diu wants to control but Makoto postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Makoto wants to control but Diu is keeping him busy.
Makoto in side control lands a decent elbow.
Makoto working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diu to see if he's OK.
Makoto working the head and body with strikes.
Makoto blocks the strikes from Diu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto working the ground and pound from side control.
Diu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diu regains half guard.
Diu looks gassed!
Makoto working the head and body with strikes.
Makoto moves nicely into side control.
Makoto wants to control but Diu is keeping him busy.
Makoto tries to move to mount but Diu blocks the move with his legs.
Diu wants to get back to his feet.
Makoto lands a few punches from side control.
Diu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Makoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto lands a nice forearm strike.
Makoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diu down.
Makoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diu is looking to reverse the position.
Makoto lands an elbow.
Makoto is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makoto lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makoto is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Makoto dominated that round.
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.
Makoto avoids the head kick by Diu.
A left and a right from Makoto both land. Nice combination.
Makoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jiro Makoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diu is in trouble now - Makoto has advanced to mount!
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Makoto tries to control but Diu wriggling away.
Diu wants to hold on but Makoto pushes him away.
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diu hang on?
Diu is breathing heavily.
Makoto cracks Diu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Diu is bucking up trying to escape but Makoto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Makoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Makoto lands a big elbow.
Makoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Makoto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diu hang on?
Makoto working Diu over with strikes here.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makoto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diu's face.
Makoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diu can do to turn this around?
Diu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Diu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Diu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
Makoto breaks from Diu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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.
Diu is looking to improve his position but Makoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Makoto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diu's face.
Makoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diu is looking to escape.
Makoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Makoto is landing with some decent strikes but Diu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diu?
Makoto lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Makoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diu is trying to stand up.
Makoto working Diu over with strikes here.
Jiro Makoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Makoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Makoto with a couple of short strikes.
Diu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
Makoto landing punches.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makoto tries to control but Diu wriggling away.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Makoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Makoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Makoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Diu tries to sprawl out of it but Makoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makoto!
Makoto throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diu throws an overhand right that lands on Makoto's shoulder, as Makoto tries to avoid the shot.
Makoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Makoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makoto lands a big shot there that rocks Diu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diu working to try and regain half guard.
Makoto is landing with some decent strikes but Diu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto avoids the attempt from Diu to control.
Makoto wants to control the pace but Diu is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Makoto working Diu over with strikes here.
Makoto looking to control but Diu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount and Diu is in trouble!
Diu taking shots to the head.
Diu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Makoto looking to control but Diu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu is in a horrible position here. Makoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Makoto controlling his opponent.
Makoto lands with some strikes.
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Diu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diu wants to control but Makoto is having none of it.
Diu taking shots to the head.
Makoto lands with some strikes.
Makoto looking to finish Diu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makoto with shots to the head and body - Diu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Makoto wants to control the pace but Diu is squirming around nicely.
Makoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Diu wants to try and get back to his feet.
Makoto looking to finish Diu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diu!
Makoto content just to control the position here.
Makoto raining down shots from the mount!
Makoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makoto dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diu hang on?
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Makoto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diu's face.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diu taking shots to the head.
Jiro Makoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Makoto content just to control the position here.
Makoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diu for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiro Makoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiro Makoto!
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hype
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FIGHT
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