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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chika Haruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chika Haruka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haruka rushes Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haruka lands with a left to the head.
Haruka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haruka looking for a takedown.
Haruka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haruka.
It looks like Andrew Sullivan has been cut.
Haruka lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Haruka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haruka throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Sullivan scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan drops Haruka with a nice combination! Sullivan dives into Haruka's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Chika Haruka has been cut.
Haruka has a closed guard, preventing Sullivan from standing up.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haruka's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan stands and steps away. Haruka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Haruka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haruka looks gassed!
Sullivan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haruka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Haruka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sullivan's half guard.
Haruka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haruka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sullivan is staying active underneath Haruka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sullivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haruka.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Haruka 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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. Haruka connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haruka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sullivan's head.
Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haruka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sullivan tries to kick Haruka off but Haruka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haruka works his way into side control.
Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haruka cracks Sullivan with a big elbow.
Haruka scores with punches from side control.
Haruka cracks Sullivan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haruka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haruka working the ground and pound but Sullivan is defending the strikes.
Haruka working the ground and pound.
Haruka controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Haruka might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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 Andrew Sullivan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haruka fails with the takedown.
A jab from Sullivan does it's job there.
Haruka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Haruka as Sullivan shoots in.
Sullivan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haruka to score with a decent uppercut.
Sullivan misses with a combination
and Haruka counters with a single leg into guard. Sullivan didn't expect that.
Haruka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haruka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
Sullivan is looking to stand up but Haruka isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haruka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Haruka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haruka landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haruka controlling from the top position.
Sullivan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haruka circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haruka throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Haruka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sullivan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haruka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haruka stands up over Sullivan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sullivan wants to stand up but Haruka is controlling him.
Haruka landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haruka is stalling in the full guard.
Haruka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haruka passes Sullivan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sullivan is not content to let Haruka control the position.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haruka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haruka drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Haruka working over Sullivan with some ground and pound. Sullivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haruka content to control rather than advance.
Haruka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haruka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullivan keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chika Haruka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Haruka.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Haruka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan gets caught flat footed, as Haruka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haruka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haruka is controlling him.
Sullivan being controlled here, momentarily.
Haruka wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chika Haruka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Haruka swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Haruka counters with a left and a right that stings Sullivan.
Andrew Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haruka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sullivan lands a two punch combo.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Haruka avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Haruka.
Sloppy strikes from Haruka. Those never looked like landing.
Haruka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haruka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haruka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haruka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haruka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sullivan scrambles back to his feet.
Haruka takes one on the button.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haruka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Haruka.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Haruka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haruka throws a right hand that misses
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Sullivan catches Haruka right on the button with a cross.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Haruka avoids nicely.
Haruka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrew Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Haruka.
Haruka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haruka counters with a one-two to the body.
Sullivan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haruka.
Andrew Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chika Haruka.
Sullivan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Haruka back to the cage. Sullivan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haruka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haruka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan closes the distance but Haruka moves to the side
and Haruka counters with a single leg into guard. Sullivan didn't expect that.
Haruka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haruka prevents Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Sullivan pushes Haruka off and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haruka fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haruka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sullivan connects with a jab.
Sullivan misses with a combination
enabling Haruka to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan gets tackled into the cage by Haruka. Haruka maintains the clinch.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Sullivan tests Haruka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haruka moves out of range of the body kick from Sullivan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haruka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Haruka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chika Haruka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haruka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chika Haruka!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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