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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
d shoots in looking for a takedown. Men tries to sprawl out of it but d keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Men manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but d swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Men wants to clinch.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
d avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Men pushes d up against the ropes in a clinch.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d tries to pull guard but Men holds him up against the ropes and eventually d drops back down to his feet.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from d.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d avoids it.
d tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Men just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe d. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
d is breathing heavily.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d avoids it.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men missing with knees to the body.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d letting Men take a breather here.
d really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
d avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the head.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Men landing knees to the body.
Men trying to land knees to the body.
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
d blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
d takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. d won't want to take too many of those.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men lands a knee to the body.
Come on Men - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Men looking to throw knees to the head but d is blocking nicely.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Men slows down the pace here.
d tries to pull guard but Men won't allow it.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
d avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Men tries a knee to the head but d blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d jumps guard but Men stands there with d around his waist. d gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
d takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men stalls.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Men.
Men lands a knee to the body.
Men throws a knee to the head but misses.
Men working d over with knees to the body.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d tries to pull guard but Men won't allow it.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men displaying some good clinch control by pressing d up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
Men landing knees to the body.
d blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
d tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men landing knees to the body.
d tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Men smiles and moves away.
Men tries to clinch there but d circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
d shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Men as he avoids it easily.
Men closes the distance and pushes d back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Men dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Men tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Men is looking to clinch.
Men gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows d to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Men tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Men is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Men pulls d in close to his closed guard and prevents d from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Men keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
Men wants to stand up but d is controlling him.
d trying to control but Men is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Men tries to clinch but d is having none of it.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
Men tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
Men fails in his attempt to clinch.
Men tries to clinch up but d circles away and keeps his distance.
Men slaps away a takedown attempt from d, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
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.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
d fails to land the takedown.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
d misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe d. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
Men moves into the clinch successfully.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Men working d over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Men showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
d swats away the attempt to clinch by Men.
Men fails with an attempt to clinch.
Men has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up but d swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Men wants to clinch up but d keeps it at a distance.
Men wants to clinch up but d keeps it at a distance.
Men wants to clinch.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but d swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haku Men seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Men tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Men is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Men wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Men.
d avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Men is looking to clinch.
d fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Men is looking to clinch.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but d paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Men tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two 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.
Men fails in his attempt to clinch.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Men throws a head kick that misses.
Men wants to clinch.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Men fails in his attempt to clinch.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but d swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
d tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Men is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked d off and has taken his back!
joe d has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
d defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Men's arms.
Men is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. d knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften d for a finish.
d looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Men is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. d defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haku Men is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
d tries to break free.
Men tries to get the hooks in deep but d pushed the leg off.
d breaks Men's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
d throwing strikes but missing.
Men is trying to keep d in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to joe d.
I think Men has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haku Men!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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