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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Grobovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Mfaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Grobovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jojo Mfaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grobovski misses with a takedown attempt
and Mfaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Grobovski tries for a takedown but Mfaki circles away easily
and Mfaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grobovski stuffs the takedown attempt from Mfaki. Mfaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Grobovski misses with a takedown attempt
and Mfaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grobovski's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Grobovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mfaki cracks Grobovski with a solid left hand.
Mfaki throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grobovski is on top in guard.
Mfaki keeping moving, preventing Grobovski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfaki wriggles free and stands up.
Grobovski has his takedown stuffed
and Mfaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mfaki.
Grobovski can't get the takedown.
Grobovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grobovski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mfaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grobovski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mfaki walks away with a smile on his face. Grobovski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grobovski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mfaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grobovski is breathing heavily.
Grobovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mfaki is controlling him.
Mfaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grobovski is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Mfaki wants to control from the top but Grobovski keeps moving.
Mfaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mfaki throwing strikes from guard but Grobovski blocks nicely.
Mfaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Grobovski is looking to stand up but Mfaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Mfaki throwing strikes but missing.
Mfaki advances to half guard.
Mfaki is nestled in close to Grobovski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfaki winds up and cracks Grobovski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mfaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grobovski keeping control of the position.
Grobovski wants to control but Mfaki is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grobovski has hold of Mfaki's hands but Mfaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grobovski gets full guard.
Grobovski pushes Mfaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grobovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mfaki counters with a shoot takedown. Grobovski fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mfaki.
Mfaki wants to pass the guard but Grobovski is keeping the position.
Mfaki preventing the sweep.
Mfaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grobovski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mfaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mfaki postures up.
Grobovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mfaki.
Mfaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mfaki slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfaki working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jojo Mfaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mfaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grobovski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mfaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grobovski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mfaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mfaki's back!
Grobovski trying to control.
Grobovski misses with a punch to the head.
Mfaki wants to get back to his feet.
Grobovski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobovski is striking from the back but Mfaki escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Mfaki wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Mfaki trying to control here.
Grobovski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mfaki wants to get back to full guard.
Grobovski throwing shots but Mfaki is blocking nicely.
Grobovski throws a strike but Mfaki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mfaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jojo Mfaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grobovski pushing down on Mfaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grobovski seems to be working for a kimura but Mfaki defends the submission attempt.
Mfaki is trying to control but can't.
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.
Mfaki is trying to stand.
Grobovski content to control rather than advance.
Grobovski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jojo Mfaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grobovski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grobovski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mfaki counters with a single leg into guard. Grobovski didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grobovski is on top in guard.
Grobovski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grobovski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mfaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mfaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfaki throws and elbow that misses. Grobovski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mfaki's guard. Nice move by Grobovski!
Grobovski wants to control from the top but Mfaki keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobovski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mfaki wants to get back to his feet but Grobovski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grobovski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Grobovski won't allow Mfaki to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergei Grobovski just wasn't active enough.
Grobovski with a poor takedown
and Mfaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Grobovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grobovski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mfaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mfaki's back!
Mfaki is keeping busy.
Mfaki can't escape the position.
Grobovski doesn't have the hooks in and Mfaki manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mfaki being controlled here momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Sergei Grobovski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grobovski tries to clinch but Mfaki moves away
so Mfaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grobovski is pulling down on Mfaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Mfaki, at least for the moment.
Mfaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mfaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfaki throws a strike but Grobovski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grobovski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mfaki, up you get!
Mfaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grobovski working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grobovski has Mfaki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mfaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mfaki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Grobovski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grobovski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mfaki's guard. Nice work there by Grobovski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jojo Mfaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfaki 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojo Mfaki!
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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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