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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titing Tigas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titing Tigas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titing Tigas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tigas.
Foley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foley staying out of range there.
Tigas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Foley is trying to get back to his feet.
Tigas cracks Foley with a big elbow.
Tigas working the ground and pound from side control.
Foley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tigas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Foley struggling a bit here.
Foley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tigas's best efforts.
Tigas thows a huge punch but Foley dodges it nicely.
Tigas throwing shots but Foley is blocking nicely.
Foley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tigas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foley defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tigas throwing shots but Foley is blocking nicely.
Tigas is looking to take a break and control but Foley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tigas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tigas connects with a nice short shot to Foley's temple.
Foley is breathing heavily.
Tigas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Foley won't allow Tigas to pass to mount.
Tigas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tigas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foley defending well though.
Tigas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tigas lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tigas connects with a nice short shot to Foley's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tigas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tigas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foley trying to control from the bottom.
Foley has hold of Tigas's hands but Tigas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tigas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tigas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Foley sees it coming and defends easily.
Tigas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tigas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tigas is working for a kimura but Foley is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tigas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigas drops an elbow to the side of Foley's head.
Tigas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tigas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tigas is keen to just control but Foley is a slippery customer.
Tigas winds up and cracks Foley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foley is trying to stand.
Foley is looking to get back to is feet but Tigas passes into side control.
Tigas cracks Foley with a big elbow.
Tigas is chipping away with strikes.
Tigas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Foley pushes Tigas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tigas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigas working the head with strikes.
Tigas lands an elbow.
Tigas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Foley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foley tries to get out of the position.
Tigas tries for a kimura but Foley is defending well.
Foley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tigas working the ground and pound from side control.
Tigas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Foley struggling a bit here.
Tigas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titing Tigas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foley moves in looking to clinch but Tigas pushes him off.
Foley tries to clinch there but Tigas circles away.
Tigas misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tigas is defended easily by Foley.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses.
Foley throws the kick towards the body but Tigas avoids it.
Foley throws a series of punches but Tigas avoids them all with ease.
Foley fails with the takedown
and Tigas counters with a body kick that stops Foley in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circling - Tigas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foley lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foley stops Tigas from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigas has his feet on Foley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foley moves out of range of the strikes.
Foley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tigas.
Foley throws a sloppy head kick
and Tigas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foley won't be happy with that.
Foley pushes Tigas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tigas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tigas cracks Foley with a big right hand but Foley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Foley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tigas off and has taken his back!
Foley is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tigas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Titing Tigas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Tigas staying busy and making it hard for Foley to control.
Tigas looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Foley is trying to stick to Tigas's back but Tigas is turning into Foley. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Foley's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tigas.
Tigas landing some decent shots from guard.
Tigas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is trying to control the position but Tigas postures up.
Tigas is looking to work some ground and pound but Foley has wrist control.
Tigas trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tigas defends it easily.
Tigas scoring with some ground and pound.
Tigas postures up.
Tigas working some strikes from top position.
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.
Tigas stopping the sweep attempt from Foley.
Tigas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tigas distracts Foley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tigas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tigas cracks Foley with a solid left hand.
Tigas is working Foley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tigas scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titing Tigas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tigas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Foley.
Tigas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tigas working away.
Tigas is putting a hurting on Foley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tigas is working Foley over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Foley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tigas looks up at the clock and then as Foley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tigas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Foley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tigas wants to get back to his feet.
Foley is looking to take a break and control but Tigas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigas tries to kick Foley off but Foley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Foley tries to pass to full mount but Tigas defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Foley just wasn't active enough.
A head kick by Foley misses
and Tigas counters with a head kick. That will keep Foley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Foley moves out of range of the body kick from Tigas.
Tigas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tigas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Foley pushes Tigas off looking to stand but Tigas dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tigas working the head and body with strikes.
Foley actively working from the bottom here.
Foley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tigas working Foley over with strikes.
Foley is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tigas jumps into side control!
Foley tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Foley is trying to control Tigas's posture but Tigas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigas scoring with punches from side control.
Foley is looking to regain half guard here but Tigas keeps moving and retains side control.
Foley is not content to let Tigas control the position.
Tigas grinds an elbow into Foley's temple.
Tigas scores with punches from side control.
Foley taking a bit of punishment here - Tigas scoring with strikes.
Tigas cracks Foley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tigas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Foley pushes Tigas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tigas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Foley is looking for a sweep.
Foley wants to control but Tigas postures up.
Tigas working the head with strikes.
Tigas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tigas cracks Foley with a big elbow.
Foley is trying to control Tigas's posture but Tigas avoids it.
Foley is looking for a sweep.
Charles Foley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titing Tigas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tigas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tigas wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titing Tigas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tigas 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titing Tigas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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