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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Montalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Baer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Montalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Baer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Montalo throws a nice looking combination but Baer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montalo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baer circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Baer. No joy for Montalo on that attempt.
Baer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Montalo moves into the clinch.
Baer throws an elbow that misses.
Baer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Montalo as Baer shoots in.
Baer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Baer circles away.
Baer fails with the takedown.
Barry Montalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Baer.
Baer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montalo. Montalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Montalo fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Montalo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Montalo misses.
Montalo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Baer but he's now mounted!
Montalo with shots to the head and body - Baer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Montalo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Baer is surviving well by controlling Montalo's body position as best he can.
Montalo is breathing heavily.
Baer wants to hold on but Montalo pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montalo lands with some strikes.
Baer wants to hold on but Montalo pushes him away.
Montalo misses with a head shot.
Baer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baer is refusing to be controlled, as Montalo sits in half guard.
Baer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montalo is working away from the top position though.
Baer wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montalo is working away from the top position though.
Baer wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Montalo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baer trying to control from the bottom.
Baer wants to improve his position but Montalo is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baer scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baer controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Montalo tries to hold on but Baer postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baer trying to control but Montalo is having none of it.
Baer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Baer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montalo is looking to escape.
Montalo regains half guard.
Montalo punching from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baer content to control rather than advance.
Baer prevents Montalo from improving his position.
Baer works his way into side control.
Montalo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Montalo misses with a strike from the bottom.
Baer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montalo keeps working.
Montalo sneaks back into half guard.
Baer blocks the strikes from Montalo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montalo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Baer pulls his head out easily.
Montalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montalo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Montalo is looking for a triangle but Baer pushes his legs off easily.
Montalo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Montalo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Montalo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baer's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Montalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Baer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montalo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Montalo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baer wants to stand but Montalo is controlling the position.
Montalo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baer wants to stand and escape but Montalo is having none of it.
Montalo won't allow Baer to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooh a lovely combination from Baer sends Montalo down but not out. Baer dives into side control looking to finish.
Montalo is rocked!
Baer happy to just control the position for now.
Oh Montalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baer wants to stand but Montalo is controlling his arm.
Montalo seems to have got his legs back now.
Montalo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baer working away.
Montalo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barry Montalo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Montalo scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montalo tries to clinch
and Baer counters with a nice uppercut.
Montalo wants to clinch up but Baer keeps it at a distance.
Baer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montalo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Montalo prevents Baer from improving his position.
Montalo tries to stand and escape but Baer actually recovers to full guard.
Baer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baer keeping full guard, as Montalo tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montalo wanted to stand there but Baer had control of the position.
Baer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montalo throws a hook to the side of Baer's head but Baer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baer blocks a jab.
Baer tries to clinch but Montalo is having none of it.
Montalo stuffs the takedown.
Montalo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baer's waist but Baer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montalo off to one side.
Montalo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baer looks up at the clock and then as Montalo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Baer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Montalo sneaks back into half guard.
Montalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montalo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Montalo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Baer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Montalo's body to avoid the submission. Montalo has instead reached around Baer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Montalo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Barry Montalo!
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RATING
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