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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claes Fleming is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai Guy looks for the body kick but Fleming saw that one coming.
Thai Guy misses with a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a nice leg kick.
Thai Guy misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Tate Thai Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming pushes Thai Guy away with a front kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Fleming misses the shot to the body.
Thai Guy thows a body kick. Fleming tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Fleming.
Thai Guy rushes Fleming and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thai Guy keeps control of Fleming as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai Guy is struggling to control the position.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming manages to break the clinch.
Thai Guy cracks the inside of Fleming's front leg.
Fleming moves out of range as Thai Guy throws a body kick.
Thai Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleming keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Fleming circles away and keeps his distance.
Fleming thows a body shot but no joy.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Fleming pushes him off.
Thai Guy tries to land a front kick but Fleming steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Thai Guy
and Fleming counters with a low kick, right behind Thai Guy 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a head kick but Fleming moves out of range.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Thai Guy throws the kick towards the body but Fleming avoids it.
Thai Guy misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Thai Guy misses
and Fleming counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thai Guy's knee momentarily.
Fleming throws a leg kick but Thai Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai Guy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Thai Guy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy moves out of range of the body kick from Fleming.
Thai Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Thai Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none 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 Tate Thai Guy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Fleming throws a leg kick but Thai Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fleming keeps the fight on the outside.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick.
Fleming throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fleming swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thai Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
Thai Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thai Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming connects with a knee to the head.
Thai Guy avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Fleming tries to break free but Thai Guy pushes him back against the ropes.
Fleming wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fleming trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fleming's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fleming wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Fleming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thai Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Fleming shrugs off.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fleming's defenses.
Fleming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy blocks a head kick by Fleming.
Fleming fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleming misses the shot to the body.
Fleming swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a body kick that misses.
Fleming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick from Thai Guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thai Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fleming.
Thai Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Tate Thai Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai Guy wants to clinch.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Fleming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai Guy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fleming, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy wants to stall.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fleming.
Fleming breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai Guy avoids the body shot from Fleming.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Thai Guy clinches up against the ropes.
Fleming can't break the clinch.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Fleming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai Guy darts in trying to clinch
and Fleming counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming moves away
and Fleming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Fleming blocks the leg kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fleming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fleming swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy pushes Fleming away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy moves into the clinch.
Thai Guy prevents Fleming from breaking the clinch.
Thai Guy is pushing Fleming up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thai Guy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Fleming shrugs off.
Thai Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Fleming.
Thai Guy stalls.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Fleming is trying to break the clinch but Thai Guy has him pressed against the ropes.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fleming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai Guy is defending well for now.
Fleming has had enough of the clinch but Thai Guy keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy prevents Fleming from breaking the clinch.
Fleming is trying to force a seperation but Thai Guy has the dominant position.
Fleming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fleming swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Thai Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fleming counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleming avoids a kick to the body.
Claes Fleming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleming fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thai Guy is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tate Thai Guy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tate Thai Guy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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