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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takiyama Shigaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GSP SONG. Shigaru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. North Korean Army Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Munoz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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170 cm
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134 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takiyama Shigaru!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Takiyama Shigaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shigaru manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Munoz on his heels. He'll look to pass Munoz's guard now, I'm sure.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Shigaru from controlling successfully.
Munoz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Shigaru from controlling successfully.
Shigaru throwing strikes but missing.
Shigaru throws a big elbow that misses.
Shigaru scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shigaru throwing strikes but missing.
Shigaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munoz pulls Shigaru in close to prevent any damage.
Shigaru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munoz has Shigaru pulled in close to control his posture.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munoz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigaru postures up in Munoz's guard and throws a big left but Munoz blocks it.
Shigaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
Shigaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shigaru throws a big elbow that misses.
Shigaru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munoz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shigaru working some strikes from top position.
Shigaru wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Shigaru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shigaru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shigaru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shigaru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shigaru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shigaru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shigaru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shigaru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shigaru must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shigaru throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shigaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shigaru throws a big elbow that misses.
Shigaru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shigaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shigaru.
Shigaru trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takiyama Shigaru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shigaru scores a takedown into full mount!
Shigaru lands a nice shot to the head.
Shigaru throwing strikes here but Munoz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Takiyama Shigaru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shigaru working the ground and pound effectively.
Shigaru looking to finish with strikes here!
Shigaru sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Munoz wants to control but Shigaru is having none of it.
Shigaru looking to ground and pound but Munoz is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Shigaru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shigaru throws a sloppy strike and Munoz uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Munoz has ended up in Shigaru's guard.
Munoz stays in close to Shigaru's body and controls the position.
Shigaru is wriggling around but Munoz manages to pass to half guard.
Shigaru tries to get to full guard but Munoz has control of the leg.
Well, if Munoz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigaru pushes Munoz off looking to stand but Munoz dives back in and keeps control.
Shigaru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Munoz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chuck Munoz.
Shigaru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shigaru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shigaru throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Munoz to regain full guard.
Shigaru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shigaru throwing strikes but missing.
Shigaru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munoz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaru wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Munoz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shigaru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shigaru throws a big right hand that misses.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shigaru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shigaru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takiyama Shigaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shigaru manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Munoz on his heels. He'll look to pass Munoz's guard now, I'm sure.
Shigaru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shigaru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shigaru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shigaru throws a big right hand that misses.
Shigaru trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Munoz pulls Shigaru in close to prevent any damage.
Munoz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munoz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shigaru.
Shigaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shigaru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shigaru throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shigaru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munoz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz pulls Shigaru in close to prevent any damage.
Shigaru lands a couple of digs.
Shigaru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shigaru throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Munoz is controlling Shigaru's posture.
Shigaru throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shigaru throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Shigaru throws a big right hand that misses.
Shigaru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shigaru lands a couple of digs.
Shigaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shigaru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shigaru wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Shigaru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shigaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takiyama Shigaru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaru wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Shigaru controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shigaru throwing strikes but missing.
Shigaru controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Takiyama Shigaru wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shigaru throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Munoz was covering up waiting for the punch and Shigaru finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takiyama Shigaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shigaru 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takiyama Shigaru!
In his post fight interview, Takiyama Shigaru gave a big smile as he said 'i wont fight jet astronix! hes my team mate i will just fight and beat up all the fighters on his way! i will only fight him if he is not the ofc bantamweight champion anymore. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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