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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between shogun o (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, shogun o!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanamoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but o is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
o might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but o is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
o working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanamoto.
o working a defensive guard here.
o keeping full guard, as Hanamoto tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
o not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
o tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
o tries to clinch there but Hanamoto circles away.
Hanamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming o to the mat! o manages to get full guard.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but o is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hanamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hanamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but o is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
o looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hanamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Hanamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
o pulls Hanamoto in close to prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
o pushes Hanamoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hanamoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. o is trying to defend but Hanamoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
o is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
o is trying to maintain the position but Hanamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanamoto drops an elbow to the side of o's head.
Hanamoto slips a nice elbow through o's hands, connecting with o's forehead.
Hanamoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hanamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hanamoto tries to pass to full mount but o defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuuji Hanamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shuuji Hanamoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
o is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanamoto feints and as o raises his hands in defense, Hanamoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
o is trying to control the position but Hanamoto postures up.
Hanamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hanamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanamoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hanamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hanamoto trying to control from half guard but o is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanamoto trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Hanamoto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hanamoto working o over with strikes.
Hanamoto working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Hanamoto.
o makes his way to full guard. A much better position for o.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto with a nice head shot there.
Hanamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
o trying to keep a closed guard but Hanamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Hanamoto lands a couple of digs.
Hanamoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hanamoto cracks o with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Hanamoto is in close to o's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hanamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hanamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
o utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hanamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Hanamoto distracts o with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
o looking to control.
o being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
o working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shuuji Hanamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
o keeping moving, preventing Hanamoto from controlling successfully.
o is trying to control the position but Hanamoto postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanamoto controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuuji Hanamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shuuji Hanamoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hanamoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Hanamoto working o over with strikes.
Hanamoto is taking a breather. o 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.
Hanamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
o blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanamoto.
o has hold of Hanamoto's hands but Hanamoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanamoto is looking to advance position but o won't allow it.
Hanamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hanamoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but o does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanamoto controlling the pace.
o wants to get back to full guard but Hanamoto has passed into side control.
Hanamoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. o can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
o tries to hold on but Hanamoto pushes him away.
Hanamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can o hang on?
Hanamoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
o is rocked!
It looks like shogun o has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanamoto lands a big shot to the head and o winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shuuji Hanamoto!
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hype
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