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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bark at the moon. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nayama. Dennis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dennis with a poor takedown
and Nayama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dennis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nayama manages to avoid it.
Nayama misses with an uppercut.
Nayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Nayama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dennis wants to control but Nayama postures up.
Nayama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dennis stops Nayama from passing to mount.
Dennis is looking to regain half guard here but Nayama keeps moving and retains side control.
Nayama remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis manages to get back to half guard.
Nayama is keen to just control but Dennis is a slippery customer.
Nayama blocks the strikes from Dennis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis makes his way to full guard, as Nayama worked for a kimura.
Nayama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dennis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dennis has escaped and now he's on top!
Nayama working for a triangle but Dennis defends it easily.
Nayama keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis landing with the ground and pound.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Nayama keeps moving.
Dennis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nayama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nayama is controlling Dennis's posture.
Nayama keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nayama can't keep his opponent in guard - Dennis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Nayama dodges it nicely.
Nayama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dennis wants to free his trapped foot but Nayama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nayama moves into full guard.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
Nayama is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dennis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dennis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nayama trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis cracks Nayama with a solid left hand.
Dennis stopping the sweep attempt from Nayama.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nayama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nayama trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nayama has control of Dennis's left arm, preventing Dennis from doing any damage.
Nayama 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.
Nayama controls Dennis momentarily but Dennis frees himself.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nayama 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.
Dennis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nayama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dennis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dennis dives in and grabs Nayama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nayama pushes down on Dennis's head and hops out.
Dennis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nayama circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nayama avoids it really well and circles away.
Nayama looks to land a right hand but Dennis moved out of range.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Dennis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nayama sprawls well initially but Dennis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dennis drops an elbow to the side of Nayama's head.
Dennis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nayama has his hands clasped together around Dennis's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dennis is trying to control the action in half guard but Nayama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nayama is pressing down on Dennis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nayama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nayama keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Nayama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nayama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dennis throwing strikes from guard but Nayama blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nayama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dennis trying to control but Nayama is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nayama throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dennis uses it to pass to side control.
Dennis is looking to take a break and control but Nayama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dennis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nayama wants to control but Dennis postures up.
Nayama tries to bench press Dennis off him but Dennis keeps the position.
Dennis lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Nayama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nayama tries to improve position but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nayama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dennis's best efforts.
Dennis is keen to just control but Nayama is a slippery customer.
Nayama wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nayama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennis.
Nayama is looking for a sweep. Dennis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Dennis.
Nayama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dennis trying to control but Nayama is working from the bottom.
Nayama looking to control.
Dennis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dennis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dennis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nayama for as long as he can get away with.
Nayama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dennis is aware though and is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nayama keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dennis trying to control but Nayama is working from the bottom.
Nayama wants to sweep here but Dennis controlling him for the moment.
Dennis landing with the ground and pound.
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis tries to free his leg and advance position but Nayama is retaining full guard.
Dennis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Nayama keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dennis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nayama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nayama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis shoots for a double leg takedown but Nayama sprawls well. He's pushed Dennis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dennis.
A slow jab from Nayama misses its intended target.
Nayama missing with a left hand there. Dennis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Dennis shoots for a takedown but Nayama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis fails with the takedown
and Nayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
Nayama takes a swing at Dennis's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Nayama slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dennis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nayama 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.
Nayama wants to control but Dennis is keeping busy.
Nayama wants to improve his position but Dennis is controlling well.
Dennis trying to control from half guard but Nayama is working away.
Dennis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nayama defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dennis is working away from the top position though.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Nayama dodges it nicely.
Nayama is looking for a sweep. Dennis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nayama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dennis working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayama is staying active underneath Dennis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nayama trying to control here.
Dennis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nayama is in trouble now - Dennis has advanced to mount!
Dennis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dennis prevents Nayama from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is working for a guillotine from mount but Nayama frees his head quite easily.
Dennis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nayama is rocked!
Nayama can't escape the position.
Nayama is still in real trouble! Can Dennis finish him?
Dennis dominating with strikes here.
Dennis lands a big elbow - Nayama is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Nayama is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorge Dennis!
Jorge Dennis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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