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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie Jitsu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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159 lbs
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157 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short fails with the takedown
and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
To Short has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jitsu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for To Short .
To Short is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Jitsu.
Jitsu thows a huge punch but To Short dodges it nicely.
To Short throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but To Short is defending well.
To Short actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu trying to pass the guard but To Short defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Jitsu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so To Short is just riding it out for now. Jitsu eventually gives up the hold.
To Short looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is in trouble now - Jitsu has advanced to mount!
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.
To Short is trying desperately to improve position.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
To Short regains half guard.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jitsu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jitsu's back!
Jitsu manages to reverse the position and now he's in To Short 's guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short has his foot on Jitsu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jitsu works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jitsu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
To Short throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
To Short thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jitsu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jitsu wants to control from the top but To Short keeps moving.
Jitsu throws a big right hand that misses.
To Short throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jitsu uses it to pass to side control.
To Short tries to bench press Jitsu off him but Jitsu keeps the position.
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear To Short down.
To Short is looking to regain half guard here but Jitsu keeps moving and retains side control.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
To Short tries to bench press Jitsu off him but Jitsu keeps the position.
Jitsu lands a decent elbow from side control.
To Short striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
To Short is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jitsu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
Jitsu stalling.
To Short throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Jitsu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
To Short with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for To Short !
Jitsu trying to control but To Short is having none of it.
To Short defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jitsu.
Jitsu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. To Short looks a forlorn figure.
Jitsu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jitsu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jitsu blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jitsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jitsu blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short working to try and regain half guard.
Jitsu is landing with some decent strikes but To Short is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jitsu content just to control the position here.
To Short is desperately trying to improve his position but Jitsu has a good base and remains in mount.
Jitsu lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
To Short really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
To Short is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jitsu with good strikes from the mount here!
To Short sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from To Short .
To Short tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. To Short knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
To Short manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu working over To Short with some ground and pound. To Short looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but To Short is defending well.
To Short flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short with the active half guard here but Jitsu passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu controls the position from side control.
To Short is looking to regain half guard here but Jitsu keeps moving and retains side control.
To Short is working hard here to advance position.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
To Short throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jitsu grinds an elbow into To Short 's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Jitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
To Short tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for To Short !
To Short keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jitsu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jitsu blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
To Short swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jitsu looking to finish To Short with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Short !
To Short looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
To Short is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
To Short is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
To Short throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jitsu. What's that going to do exactly?
Jitsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish To Short ?
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jitsu prevents To Short from getting the reversal.
Jitsu landing shots from mount.
Jitsu unloading with bombs!
To Short is rocked!
Jitsu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oh To Short is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jitsu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force To Short to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so To Short shrugs it off.
To Short seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jitsu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jitsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish To Short ?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
To Short is wriggling around trying to escape.
To Short swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
To Short gets back to half guard.
Jitsu controlling the pace.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jitsu is trying to control. To Short wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu trying to control the action but To Short is working from the bottom.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
To Short tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jitsu prevents To Short from getting the reversal.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
To Short is desperately trying to improve his position but Jitsu has a good base and remains in mount.
Jitsu landing shots from mount.
Jitsu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
To Short keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitsu postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt To Short bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jitsu and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gracie Jitsu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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