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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Hiroshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shut Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 cm
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160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Hiroshi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shut Up! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Up keeps the fight on the outside. Up throws a series of punches but Hiroshi avoids them all with ease. Hiroshi throws out a loose jab but Up uses good head movement to avoid it. Hiroshi wants to clinch up but Up keeps it at a distance. Hiroshi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Up's waist but Up gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hiroshi off to one side. Hiroshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hiroshi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Up pinned against the cage. Up gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hiroshi - that will leave a mark!
Up misses with a low kick as Hiroshi jumps back. Up misses with a body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Up slaps away a takedown attempt from Hiroshi, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Hiroshi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Up leaves Hiroshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Hiroshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Up as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hiroshi tries to clinch there but Up circles away.
Nice defenses there by Hiroshi. Hiroshi scores a takedown into full mount! Hiroshi wants to control the action but instead Up gets a body lock and reverses into Hiroshi's guard! Nice work! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hiroshi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Up is controlling him. Up is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Up working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Up content to stall in guard here. Hiroshi is breathing heavily. Up postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Up controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Up working some strikes from top position. Up content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Up with a nice head shot there. Up tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiroshi is retaining full guard. Up trying to control but Hiroshi is working from the bottom. Up sitting in guard here, content to control. Up is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hiroshi has momentary wrist control but Up slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Up scoring with punches to the head and body. Hiroshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hiroshi has momentary wrist control but Up slips an elbow through the middle. Up lands a couple of decent looking shots. Up drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hiroshi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Up has Hiroshi in his guard. Hiroshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Up trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Up throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Up looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiroshi is one step ahead there. Up seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Up has his feet on Hiroshi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shut Up dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Up shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Up was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Hiroshi wants to control but Up is having none of it. Up with good strikes from the mount here! Hiroshi tries to hold on but Up pushes him away. Hiroshi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Up is in the full mount, landing strikes. A nice elbow there by Up. Up content just to control the position here. Up unloading with bombs! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Up is landing with some decent strikes but Hiroshi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Up working Hiroshi over with strikes here. Hiroshi tries to hold on but Up postures up. Up putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Up postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hiroshi looks a forlorn figure.
Up lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Up takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hiroshi tries to lock up and control but Up gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Up lands a nice shot to the head. Up scoring with strikes but Hiroshi is staying in there. Hiroshi is looking to improve his position but Up isn't that keen on the idea. Hiroshi is working hard here to advance position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Up lands a heavy elbow. Up controlling the position easily from mount. Up lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hiroshi tries to hold on but Up postures up. Up scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hiroshi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Up has control of Hiroshi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hiroshi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Up unloading with bombs! Up raining down shots from the mount! Up tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Shut Up has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Up's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Hiroshi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Up sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Up is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hiroshi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shut Up showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Up drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hiroshi tries to bench press Up off him but Up keeps the position. You can see the frustration on Hiroshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Up looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Up working away. Up scoring with punches from side control. Hiroshi tries to buck Up off but Up is having none of it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Up cracks Hiroshi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hiroshi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Hiroshi is trying to escape the mount.
Hiroshi wants to hold on but Up pushes him away. Up lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hiroshi hang on? Up sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Up working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Hiroshi tries to hold on but Up pushes him away. Shut Up is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Up blocks Hiroshi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Hiroshi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Up takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hiroshi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Up takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Up lands with some strikes. Hiroshi is working to get back to half guard.
Up raining down shots from the mount! Up takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Up pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four 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. Up tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Up lands with some strikes. Marco Hiroshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Up scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hiroshi?
And that's the end of the fight! Shut Up comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Up has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shut Up!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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