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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takamoura Mamarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamarou comes to the cage accompanied by R Kelly-World Greatest. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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207 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamoura Mamarou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamarou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crespo as he avoids it easily.
Crespo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mamarou!
Mamarou slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crespo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crespo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamarou trying to control here.
Crespo thows a huge punch but Mamarou dodges it nicely.
Crespo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mamarou controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Crespo throwing shots but Mamarou is blocking nicely.
Crespo is trying to control. Mamarou wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crespo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crespo lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamarou trying to hold on to Crespo's head to control him but Crespo postures up.
Crespo trying to control the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crespo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mamarou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crespo is fending him off so far but Mamarou persists. Nope, Crespo circles away and we're back to standing.
Crespo closes the distance and clinches up with Mamarou, looking for a takedown. Crespo pushes Mamarou against the cage but Mamarou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mamarou but Mamarou pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takamoura Mamarou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teofilo Crespo.
Mamarou misses with a takedown attempt - Crespo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crespo shoots for a double leg takedown but Mamarou sprawls well. He's pushed Crespo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crespo throws a head kick but Mamarou moves out of range.
Mamarou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mamarou gets caught flat footed, as Crespo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamarou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamarou keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mamarou kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamarou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mamarou looking for a guillotine here but Crespo defends easily.
Mamarou is breathing heavily.
Mamarou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mamarou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
Mamarou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
Crespo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamarou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamarou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a big right hand that misses.
Mamarou is trying to control the position but Crespo postures up.
Crespo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crespo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mamarou keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Mamarou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
Crespo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mamarou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crespo controls the pace.
Mamarou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crespo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamarou is retaining full guard.
Mamarou isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crespo stacks Mamarou on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crespo!
Crespo happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to advance to mount but Mamarou denies him.
Crespo is chipping away with strikes.
Crespo working the strikes but Mamarou uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Crespo controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamarou trying to control but Crespo postures up.
Crespo slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Crespo dominated that 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.
Mamarou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crespo dives in and scores a takedown into Mamarou's guard.
Mamarou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mamarou is looking for a triangle but Crespo pushes his legs off easily.
Crespo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mamarou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crespo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crespo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crespo trying to control but Mamarou is working from the bottom.
Crespo passes Mamarou's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo uses his free foot to push down on Mamarou's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mamarou.
Crespo throws some wild stikes that Mamarou manages to avoid easily.
Crespo controlling the pace for now.
Mamarou avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crespo.
Crespo controlling from mount.
Crespo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crespo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mamarou because Crespo loaded up on that one.
Mamarou tries to reverse the position but Crespo maintains control.
Mamarou tries to hold on but Crespo postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crespo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Teofilo Crespo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crespo controlling the pace for now.
Mamarou can't escape the position.
Crespo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crespo tries to control but Mamarou wriggling away.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Teofilo Crespo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mamarou dives in and grabs Crespo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crespo pushes down on Mamarou's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamarou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crespo.
Crespo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mamarou was covering up waiting for the punch and Crespo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crespo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crespo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mamarou 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.
Crespo postures up in Mamarou's guard and throws a big left but Mamarou blocks it.
Mamarou keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Teofilo Crespo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mamarou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crespo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takamoura Mamarou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crespo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mamarou sprawls well initially but Crespo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo content to control rather than advance.
Crespo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crespo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crespo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mamarou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamarou won't allow Crespo to pass to mount.
Mamarou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crespo prevents Mamarou from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Crespo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crespo clinches up with Mamarou and pushes him back against the cage.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
Crespo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mamarou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crespo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crespo has picked Mamarou up - he's going for a ride! Crespo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Crespo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mamarou is trying to maintain the position but Crespo is very close to passing his half guard.
Crespo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crespo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mamarou sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamarou gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo wants to pass the guard but Mamarou is keeping the position.
Crespo stays in close to Mamarou's body and controls the position.
Crespo wants to pass the guard but Mamarou is keeping the position.
Crespo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamarou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teofilo Crespo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mamarou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamarou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takamoura Mamarou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamarou tries to sprawl but Crespo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crespo thows a huge punch but Mamarou dodges it nicely.
Crespo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mamarou actively working from the bottom here.
Crespo tries to stand and escape but Mamarou is controlling the position.
Mamarou is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crespo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teofilo Crespo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Crespo has Mamarou up against the cage in a clinch.
Crespo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mamarou takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Takamoura Mamarou has been cut.
Crespo landing knees to the head.
Crespo landing knees to the head.
Crespo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crespo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crespo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mamarou to the mat! Mamarou manages to get full guard.
Mamarou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crespo is aware though and is defending well.
Mamarou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crespo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crespo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crespo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mamarou keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamarou has an active guard here but Crespo has managed to pass into half guard.
Mamarou is in trouble now - Crespo has advanced to mount!
Crespo looking to ground and pound but Mamarou is blocking nicely.
Mamarou is looking to improve his position but Crespo isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo avoids the attempt from Mamarou to control.
Crespo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mamarou because Crespo loaded up on that one.
Takamoura Mamarou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teofilo Crespo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crespo controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Crespo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crespo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Crespo!
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