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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El toro Fuorte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El toro Fuorte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuorte throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Greco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fuorte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fuorte is trying to control Greco's posture but Greco avoids it.
Fuorte is pushing Greco's head away, looking to escape. Greco manages to hold on to the position though.
Fuorte is trying to escape the position but Greco is controlling the position.
Fuorte prevents Greco from improving position.
Greco decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fuorte to his feet.
Greco clinches.
Greco is trying to drag Fuorte to the mat but Fuorte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Greco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuorte tries to close the distance and clinch but Greco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greco shoots in for a double leg but Fuorte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fuorte misses with the combination.
Fuorte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuorte clinches but Greco breaks the clinch
and Greco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fuorte!
Fuorte tries to reverse the position but Greco maintains control.
Greco controlling from the full mount.
Fuorte is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Greco has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuorte holding both Greco 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fuorte covering up well under a series of strikes from Greco.
Greco has the hooks in. Fuorte is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Greco tries to keep control of the position but Fuorte is staying busy.
Fuorte is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Greco gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fuorte is trying to get back to his feet but Greco has full control of the position and if anything, Fuorte has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fuorte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fuorte trying to control the hands but Greco won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greco is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Fuorte looking very determined here, making life difficult for Greco.
Fuorte has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Greco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuorte is able to avoid easily.
Greco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fuorte.
Greco throws a head punch that misses.
Greco manages to break the clinch.
Greco throws a head kick but Fuorte moves out of range.
Greco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuorte.
Greco shoots in for a takedown but Fuorte shows good takedown defense.
Fuorte throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Fuorte does no damage.
Greco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fuorte.
Danga de danga de dang - Fuorte scores with a four punch combination!
Jose Greco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuorte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Greco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco avoids the attempt from Fuorte to control.
Fuorte is breathing heavily.
Fuorte is looking to improve his position but Greco isn't that keen on the idea.
Greco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greco controlling the pace for now.
Greco dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fuorte has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Greco's lack of action.
Greco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fuorte wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuorte is staying active underneath Greco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Greco tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fuorte.
Greco prevents Fuorte from standing back up.
Fuorte pushes Greco off and gets back to his feet.
Greco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuorte.
Greco instigates a clinch.
Greco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fuorte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Greco won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greco breaks the clinch.
Fuorte throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Greco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Greco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fuorte really wants to buck Greco off and get back to his feet.
Greco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Greco avoids the attempt from Fuorte to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Greco will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Greco is pressing down on Fuorte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fuorte is holding on for now.
Fuorte wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Greco seems content to control.
Fuorte tries to kick Greco off but Greco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuorte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greco is trying to control. Fuorte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fuorte is looking to get back to is feet but Greco passes into side control.
Fuorte can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greco shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fuorte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greco not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuorte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fuorte tries to roll over but Greco keeps him under control.
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. Greco connects with a nice short shot to Fuorte's temple.
Greco controlling the action here.
Greco throws a strike but Fuorte avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Greco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fuorte holds on and takes a little breather.
El toro Fuorte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuorte is keeping the position for now.
Fuorte is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greco is controlling him.
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.
Greco wants to pass the guard but Fuorte is keeping the position.
Fuorte lands a decent punch to the body there.
Greco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Greco.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greco landing shots from mount.
Jose Greco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose Greco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greco controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Greco!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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