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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Meatball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso de Asis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meatball comes to the cage accompanied by Spider ain't no sunshine. Alfonso de Asis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Meatball's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Meatball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfonso de Asis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meatball lands with a nice combination. de Asis backs away looking to recover.
Meatball shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meatball showed some decent athleticism there.
Meatball is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meatball is keen to just control but de Asis is a slippery customer.
Meatball is trying to work for a kimura but de Asis is defending well.
Meatball is trying to work for a kimura but de Asis is defending well.
Well, if Meatball is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Asis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for de Asis.
Meatball drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and de Asis dives on top into guard.
de Asis throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meatball looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
de Asis is looking to work some ground and pound but Meatball has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meatball trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
de Asis with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meatball striking off his back but it's not causing de Asis any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Asis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
de Asis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Asis stopping the sweep attempt from Meatball.
Meatball pushes de Asis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Meatball looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Asis is fending him off so far but Meatball persists. Nope, de Asis circles away and we're back to standing.
de Asis tries to score with a low kick but Meatball moves his leg out of the way.
Meatball cracks de Asis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meatball walks into a left hand.
de Asis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meatball counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meatball goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, de Asis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Meatball's guard! Nice work there by de Asis!
Meatball is breathing heavily.
de Asis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meatball is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Asis throwing strikes but missing.
Meatball throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
de Asis stands and steps away. Meatball gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Meatball throws out a leg kick but de Asis moves out of range and Meatball only half commits.
Meatball lands a nice hook to de Asis's body. de Asis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
de Asis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meatball makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meatball fails with the takedown.
Meatball moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
de Asis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meatball counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Meatball decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Meatball.
A low kick from de Asis is predictable there
and Meatball counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de Asis's guard now.
de Asis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meatball. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meatball missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meatball is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Asis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Asis has escaped and now he's on top!
de Asis landing some decent shots from guard.
de Asis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meatball's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meatball is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meatball trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Meatball dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
de Asis misses with a series of wild punches.
Meatball shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meatball showed some decent athleticism there.
Meatball 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.
Meatball stops de Asis from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatball thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meatball thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing de Asis to regain full guard.
de Asis has a closed guard, preventing Meatball from standing up.
Meatball is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Asis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Asis has escaped and now he's on top!
Meatball thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Meatball is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. de Asis is aware though and is defending well.
Meatball has a closed guard, preventing de Asis from standing up.
Meatball looking for a sweep. Not yet Meatball, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Meatball is looking for a triangle but de Asis pushes his legs off easily.
Meatball has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meatball is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and de Asis defends well.
de Asis forces his way into half guard.
de Asis decides to stand and escape the position.
Meatball misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meatball moves out of range as de Asis strikes.
de Asis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de Asis throws a series of punches but Meatball avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Asis throws a nice looking combination but Meatball bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Asis tries to land a leg kick but Meatball saw it coming and moves away.
Meatball shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Asis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Asis.
Meatball is rocked!
It looks like Michael Meatball has been cut.
de Asis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Meatball counters with a single leg into guard. de Asis didn't expect that.
Oh Meatball is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meatballis looking to pass into half guard but de Asis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now de Asis is in guard.
Meatball seems to have got his legs back now.
Meatball working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de Asis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de Asis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meatball working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de Asis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de Asis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
de Asis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meatball has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but de Asis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meatball is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meatball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
de Asis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meatball is trying to control the position but de Asis postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Asis throws a sloppy head kick and Meatball moves out of range easily.
Meatball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Asis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Asis drops Meatball with a beautiful combination! Meatball stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - de Asis is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meatball scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Asis. Meatball does a little dance to reset his feet.
de Asis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Asis misses with a few strikes there.
de Asis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso de Asis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Meatball's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
de Asis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meatball checks it well.
de Asis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alfonso de Asis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meatball shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meatball stands and throws de Asis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meatball is trying to get an arm triangle but de Asis is defending well.
Meatball throwing strikes but de Asis manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Meatball sneaks back into half guard.
Meatball tries to roll over but de Asis keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatball misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meatball tries to get to full guard but de Asis has control of the leg.
Meatball has a hand on de Asis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. de Asis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Michael Meatball overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Asis is landing with some decent strikes but Meatball is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meatball is trying desperately to improve position.
de Asis misses with a head shot.
Meatball holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as de Asis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
de Asis throwing strikes here but Meatball is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Meatball slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
de Asis stands up from half guard.
de Asis swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meatball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Asis.
Meatball fails with the takedown.
Meatball slips a straight right by de Asis.
de Asis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meatball counters with a left and a right that stings de Asis.
Meatball throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Asis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meatball moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Asis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Meatball counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meatball working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meatball stopping the sweep attempt from de Asis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meatball slips nicely into half guard.
Meatball takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Meatball is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
de Asis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Meatball.
Meatball wants to pass the guard but de Asis is keeping the position.
That's four 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.
Meatball drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and de Asis dives on top into guard.
de Asis throwing strikes from guard but Meatball blocks nicely.
Meatball looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meatball has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. de Asis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Meatball.
Meatball stops de Asis from passing to mount.
de Asis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Meatball showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meatball has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Meatball!
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