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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tahei Uchido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchido kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Final Battle. Roronoa Zoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tahei Uchido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roronoa Zoro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoro thows a body shot but no joy.
Uchido looks to land a combination but Zoro avoids it well.
Uchido tries to close the distance and clinch but Zoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uchido gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Uchido looking for a sweep. Not yet Uchido, not yet.
Uchido avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uchido wants to stand and escape but Zoro is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zoro wants to control from the top but Uchido keeps moving.
Zoro advances to half guard.
Zoro wants to free his trapped foot but Uchido is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zoro content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zoro.
Uchido might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Uchido is in trouble now - Zoro has advanced to mount!
Zoro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zoro misses with a head shot.
Uchido wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zoro.
Zoro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zoro controlling the pace for now.
Uchido holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zoro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Zoro controlling his opponent.
Zoro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Uchido to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Uchido shrugs it off.
Zoro get's back to his feet.
Uchido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zoro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uchido's waist but Uchido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zoro off to one side.
Tahei Uchido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchido throws a series of punches but Zoro moves out of range.
Uchido is breathing heavily.
Uchido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchido tries to clinch up.
Uchido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uchido moves away.
Zoro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uchido sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zoro somewhat.
Uchido throws a right and a left that Zoro avoids nicely.
Zoro throws a body punch but Uchido moves out of range.
Uchido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uchido wants to clinch up but Zoro keeps it at a distance.
Zoro slips a jab and a cross from Uchido.
Uchido misses with a two punch combination.
Zoro throws a push kick but Uchido slaps the foot to one side.
Uchido throws a shot from downtown. Zoro moves away and avoids it.
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.
Zoro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Uchido was covering up waiting for the punch and Zoro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zoro throwing strikes from guard but Uchido blocks nicely.
Zoro trying to control but Uchido is working from the bottom.
Zoro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uchido has momentary wrist control but Zoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Zoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoro throwing strikes but missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zoro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zoro gets to his feet - Uchido follows without any prompting.
Zoro looks to land a right hand but Uchido moved out of range.
Zoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zoro instigates a clinch.
Zoro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tahei Uchido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roronoa Zoro.
Zoro stops a takedown attempt from Uchido.
Zoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zoro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zoro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Zoro.
Zoro has hold of Uchido's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Uchido seems comfortable defending it but Zoro has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Uchido is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Uchido is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Zoro couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roronoa Zoro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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