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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennon Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Core has chosen Emicida - Triunfo as his entrance music. Bruno Core is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lennon Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Core!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Core dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Core throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Core doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Core shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Core gets slowly back to his feet.
Core tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Core fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Core tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Core eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Core fails with the takedown.
Joe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Core shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joe defends it nicely.
Lennon Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Core.
Joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Core wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joe!
Joe misses with a double jab
and Core counters by clinching up.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Core misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Core takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joe scores with a one two! Core had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lennon Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lennon Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Core showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Joe throws a series of punches but Core moves out of range.
Core avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Core darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe has his hands clasped together around Core's back. He's all about the action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joe throws a series of punches but Core moves out of range.
Joe lands a head kick. Core smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Core counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joe won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Core stands up and beckons Joe to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Core. Those never looked like landing.
Joe misses with a double jab
so Core counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Core won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Joe is trying to control the position but Core postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lennon Joe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Joe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Core moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Core counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
Joe is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Core preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Core accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe wants to stand and escape but Core is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno Core has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Core is defended easily by Joe.
Core darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Core dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Core, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Core is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joe throws a combination. Core tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Core is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe stuffs the takedown attempt from Core. Core gets slowly back to his feet.
Lennon Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Core.
Joe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Core has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joe stuffs the takedown.
Core is breathing heavily.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joe duly obliges.
Joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Core. That did some damage!
Core moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Core counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe controlling the position for now.
Joe pushes Core off and gets back to his feet.
Core shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joe but Joe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe works over Core's head and body with a nice combination.
Joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lennon Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Core bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Core slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Core is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Core closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe throws a series of strikes that have Core backpedaling.
Joe scores with a three punch combo!
Joe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Core back to the cage. Joe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Core fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Core circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Core moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe throws a right and a left that Core avoids nicely.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Core.
Joe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Core dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Core fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe looks to land a combination but Core avoids it well.
Core fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Core's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Core is trying to force a seperation but Joe has the dominant position.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Core is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Core.
Joe throws a right hand that Core ducks under and follows up with a left that Core also avoids with ease.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Core counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Core looks for a takedown but Joe sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Core tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Core tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Core counters by clinching up.
Joe is trying to push Core away but Core has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joe is trying to break free.
Joe tries to break the clinch but Core is controlling the position.
Core tries to stall but Joe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Core lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Core breaks from the clinch.
Core tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Core shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Core counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Core loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Core will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Joe checks a leg kick.
Core showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Nice shot by Joe.
Core closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe circles away.
Lennon Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe misses with a combination
and Core counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
Joe scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Joe with a hook.
Core fails with an attempt to clinch.
Core shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Core gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe tries to bum rush Core with a series of wild strikes but Core uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Core tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Core throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Core slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
Core looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
Core wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
Joe is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Joe is trying desperately to improve position.
Core lands a big shot there that rocks Joe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Core looking to finish Joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joe!
Joe tries to hold on but Core postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Core trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Core lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Core comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Core winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Core!
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hype
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