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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuhiro Uwano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Smchalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uwano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Rising Force. Yuri Smchalenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuhiro Uwano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Smchalenko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uwano slips under a jab from Smchalenko.
Uwano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smchalenko tries to improve position but can't.
Uwano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smchalenko will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Uwano trying to control the position but Smchalenko is working away.
Uwano is staying tight to Smchalenko's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Uwano working the ground and pound.
Smchalenko is not content to let Uwano control the position.
Uwano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Uwano trying to control the action but Smchalenko is working from the bottom.
Uwano is really struggling to control Smchalenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uwano takes a little break here. Smchalenko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tetsuhiro Uwano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smchalenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uwano.
Uwano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smchalenko is trying to defend but Uwano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smchalenko looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Uwano there.
Smchalenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Uwano connects with a nice short shot to Smchalenko's temple.
Uwano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uwano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smchalenko is trying to stand back up but Uwano is controlling him
Uwano wants to take a breather but Smchalenko is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uwano wants to free his trapped foot but Smchalenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smchalenko misses with a takedown
and Uwano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smchalenko's guard.
Uwano wants to control from the top but Smchalenko keeps moving.
Uwano content to stall in guard here.
Uwano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smchalenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smchalenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Uwano advances to half guard.
Smchalenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Uwano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smchalenko's head.
Still in half guard, Uwano seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smchalenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uwano stalling.
Uwano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smchalenko keeps working.
Uwano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Uwano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Smchalenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smchalenko is staying active underneath Uwano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uwano throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smchalenko was covering up waiting for the punch and Uwano finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smchalenko has his foot on Uwano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uwano works his way back into a safe position though.
Smchalenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Uwano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Uwano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uwano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smchalenko is looking to stand up but Uwano isn't so interested in that idea.
Smchalenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uwano sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuhiro Uwano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uwano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Uwano lands in his opponent's guard.
Uwano trying to control the position from guard on top but Smchalenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uwano 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.
Uwano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uwano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Uwano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uwano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uwano trying to control the position from guard on top but Smchalenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tetsuhiro Uwano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uwano tries to clinch but Smchalenko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uwano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smchalenko is breathing heavily.
Smchalenko keeping moving, preventing Uwano from controlling successfully.
Smchalenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uwano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uwano stays in close to Smchalenko's body and controls the position.
Uwano seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smchalenko for as long as he can get away with.
Smchalenko tries to strike from the bottom.
Smchalenko is trying to control the position but Uwano postures up.
Uwano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Uwano wants to control from the top but Smchalenko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smchalenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uwano defends it easily.
Smchalenko keeping moving, preventing Uwano from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smchalenko gets caught flat footed, as Uwano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Uwano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uwano stands and throws Smchalenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Uwano is staying tight to Smchalenko's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Uwano in side control lands a decent elbow.
Uwano working the ground and pound from side control.
Uwano scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uwano lands a nice forearm strike.
Uwano taking a breather here.
Uwano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smchalenko keeps working.
Uwano taking a breather here.
Smchalenko is trying to control Uwano's posture but Uwano avoids it.
Uwano wants to control but Smchalenko is keeping him busy.
Uwano working the ground and pound from side control.
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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Uwano trying to control the action but Smchalenko is working from the bottom.
Uwano is putting a hurting on Smchalenko here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Uwano clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uwano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smchalenko.
Smchalenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Uwano has double underhooks.
Smchalenko is trying to break the clinch but Uwano is controlling him.
Uwano breaks from the clinch.
Uwano connects with a high kick.
Uwano scores a takedown into full mount!
Uwano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uwano tries to control but Smchalenko wriggling away.
Uwano landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuhiro Uwano dominated that second round.
That's time! Uwano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uwano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smchalenko at a distance.
Uwano clobbers Smchalenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smchalenko misses with a jab to the body
and Uwano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smchalenko is refusing to be controlled, as Uwano sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Uwano prevents Smchalenko from improving his position.
Uwano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uwano wants to take a breather but Smchalenko is having none of it.
Smchalenko tries to get to full guard but Uwano has control of the leg.
Uwano slows the pace down in half guard.
Smchalenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tetsuhiro Uwano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uwano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uwano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smchalenko keeping moving, preventing Uwano from controlling successfully.
Uwano throwing strikes from guard but Smchalenko blocks nicely.
Uwano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uwano preventing the sweep.
Uwano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uwano wants to control from the top but Smchalenko keeps moving.
Smchalenko is looking to stand up but Uwano isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uwano won't allow Smchalenko to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uwano throws a one two combo.
Uwano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Uwano stalling.
Uwano is looking to take a break and control but Smchalenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uwano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smchalenko can do to turn this around?
Uwano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smchalenko is looking to improve his position.
Smchalenko pushes Uwano off looking to stand but Uwano dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uwano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smchalenko is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Smchalenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Uwano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uwano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Uwano drags the fight down to the ground.
Uwano is looking to stand up but Smchalenko isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uwano is on top in guard.
Uwano content to stall in guard here.
Yuri Smchalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uwano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Uwano cracks Smchalenko with a solid left hand.
Uwano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smchalenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uwano has managed to get both his arms back between Smchalenko's legs - danger averted.
Smchalenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Uwano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tetsuhiro Uwano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tetsuhiro Uwano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuhiro Uwano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uwano 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tetsuhiro Uwano!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tetsuhiro Uwano!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tetsuhiro Uwano!
Tetsuhiro Uwano wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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