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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chiba Yoshihiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
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177 cm
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chiba Yoshihiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Carter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshihiko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yoshihiko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yoshihiko's guard! Nice work there by Carter!
Yoshihiko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carter stands and steps away. Yoshihiko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chiba Yoshihiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshihiko swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Yoshihiko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yoshihiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter looking to control.
Yoshihiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshihiko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yoshihiko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yoshihiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoshihiko closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshihiko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yoshihiko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshihiko.
Yoshihiko has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter trying to control but Yoshihiko is working from the bottom.
Yoshihiko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yoshihiko working a defensive guard but Carter manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yoshihiko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshihiko is trying to get back to full guard.
Yoshihiko manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshihiko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko wants to hit a switch here but Carter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yoshihiko there!
Yoshihiko is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Yoshihiko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carter. What's that going to do exactly?
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yoshihiko is looking to escape.
Yoshihiko is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter tries to control but Yoshihiko wriggling away.
Carter prevents Yoshihiko from getting the reversal.
Carter gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Yoshihiko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Carter looks gassed!
Yoshihiko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoshihiko is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiba Yoshihiko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoshihiko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoshihiko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoshihiko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshihiko throwing strikes but missing.
Yoshihiko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Yoshihiko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carter!
A nice elbow there by Yoshihiko.
Yoshihiko lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshihiko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chiba Yoshihiko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshihiko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Yoshihiko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yoshihiko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yoshihiko lands a nice shot to the head.
Yoshihiko landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Carter wants to control but Yoshihiko is having none of it.
Yoshihiko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yoshihiko lands a nice shot to the head.
Yoshihiko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Yoshihiko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko landing punches.
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Yoshihiko tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Yoshihiko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Yoshihiko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter tries to hold on but Yoshihiko pushes him away.
Yoshihiko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Yoshihiko unloading with bombs!
Yoshihiko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yoshihiko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yoshihiko raining down shots from the mount!
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko landing strikes from the mount.
Yoshihiko scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yoshihiko with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yoshihiko with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshihiko lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Yoshihiko raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiba Yoshihiko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Yoshihiko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter wants to stand but Yoshihiko is controlling the position.
Yoshihiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshihiko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshihiko tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Yoshihiko landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshihiko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshihiko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshihiko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Yoshihiko counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yoshihiko postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshihiko is controlling him.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoshihiko chips away with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoshihiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshihiko scores with a takedown into Carter's guard.
Yoshihiko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yoshihiko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yoshihiko wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Yoshihiko prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter keeping full guard, as Yoshihiko tries to pass.
Yoshihiko works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yoshihiko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yoshihiko landing strikes.
Yoshihiko throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
Yoshihiko moves into full mount! Carter won't be happy about that!
Yoshihiko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yoshihiko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yoshihiko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Yoshihiko working for a submission but Carter is keeping him at bay.
Yoshihiko looking to secure an arm triangle but Carter defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chiba Yoshihiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshihiko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiba Yoshihiko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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