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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fellipe Briz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mistah Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Briz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Paranoid. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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183 cm
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fellipe Briz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mistah Chao! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Briz. Briz throws a head kick but Chao moves out of range.
Briz slips a jab and a cross from Chao.
Chao throws a head kick that half lands.
Chao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Briz.
Chao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Briz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chao to score an easy takedown into full guard. Chao stands and steps away. Briz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Briz clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Briz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Chao prevents the takedown attempt.
Chao tries a knee to the head but Briz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Briz has his takedown stuffed and Chao counters with a shoot takedown. Briz fights it but they end up in guard. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fellipe Briz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Briz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Chao trying to move into half guard but instead Briz has managed to sweep! Briz controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Chao is trying to control the position but Briz postures up. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chao can do anything to dispel that myth. Chao looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Briz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Briz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Briz prevents Chao from standing back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Chao has eaten all the pies! Briz controlling the action here. Briz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chao for as long as he can get away with. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Briz prevents Chao from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chao holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Chao has one foot on Briz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Chao looks gassed! Briz doesn't succeed with the takedown and Chao counters with a lovely shot to the body. Briz doesn't manage to clinch there - Chao circles away.
Chao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Briz napping and manages to drive through into side control! The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Briz can't do much from the bottom here. Chao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Briz to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Briz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Chao is looking for a sweep. Briz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chao wants to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mistah Chao dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Briz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Chao works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Briz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Chao throws and elbow that misses. Briz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chao's guard. Nice move by Briz! Chao being controlled here, momentarily. Chao looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Briz sitting in guard here, content to control. Chao is breathing heavily. Chao pulls Briz in close to his closed guard and prevents Briz from doing any damage or advancing position. Briz showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Briz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Mistah Chao has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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. Chao keeping his opponent close. Chao is looking to regain half guard here but Briz keeps moving and retains side control. Briz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Briz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chao is looking for a sweep. Briz taking a breather here. Briz gets to mount! Chao was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Briz content just to control the position here. Briz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
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. Chao stuffs the takedown. Briz clinches up with Chao and pushes him back against the cage. Chao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chao has managed to clinch.
Briz controlling the action here for a moment.
Chao can't get the takedown.
Chao stalling.
Briz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chao uses from the top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fellipe Briz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Briz misses with a takedown attempt and Chao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chao. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Briz has momentary wrist control but Chao slips an elbow through the middle. Chao wants to control from the top but Briz keeps moving. Chao controls from within his opponent's guard. Briz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Briz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chao's efforts to push away. Chao misses with a hook from the clinch. Briz lands a takedown into guard.
Briz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Briz trying to control but Chao is working from the bottom. Chao looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Briz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Briz is taking a breather. Chao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Briz is trying to control the action in half guard but Chao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Briz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Chao is trying to get back to full guard. Well, if Briz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fellipe Briz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Chao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Briz counters by clinching up. Chao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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. Chao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fellipe Briz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mistah Chao. Chao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Briz.
Briz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Briz has hold of one of Chao's legs. Chao is fighting the takedown attempt but Briz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chao holds on and takes a little breather. Chao has a closed guard, preventing Briz from standing up. Chao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Fellipe Briz showed his dominance in that final round. I think Briz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fellipe Briz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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