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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffalo Ushijima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake The Snake!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushijima shoots for a double leg takedown but The Snake sprawls well. He's pushed Ushijima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ushijima closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Snake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ushijima stalling in the clinch but The Snake improves position.
The Snake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ushijima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ushijima is looking to break free of the clinch but The Snake has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Ushijima.
Ushijima looking for a takedown.
The Snake jumps into guard, dragging Ushijima to the mat.
Ushijima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Snake's head.
Ushijima looking to sit in guard and control but The Snake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ushijima is breathing heavily.
The Snake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Snake gets to his feet. Ushijima looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Buffalo Ushijima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ushijima misses the body punch
and The Snake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ushijima's guard.
Ushijima is working an open guard so The Snake takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ushijima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Snake.
Ushijima moves to clinch but The Snake breaks away
and The Snake moves into the clinch.
Ushijima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Snake controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Snake breaks the clinch.
The Snake gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Snake controlling the action here.
The Snake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Snake decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Snake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ushijima is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buffalo Ushijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Snake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ushijima after a bit of a struggle.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Snake slowing the pace effectively.
Ushijima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ushijima wants to clinch but The Snake slips to the side
and The Snake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ushijima's guard now.
The Snake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Snake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Snake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Snake gets a takedown into half guard.
The Snake stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The Snake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Snake stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake The Snake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake The Snake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Snake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blake The Snake has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Snake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Snake tries to free his leg and advance position but Ushijima is retaining full guard.
The Snake wants to control from the top but Ushijima keeps moving.
The Snake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Snake controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Blake The Snake hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ushijima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ushijima clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Snake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ushijima uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Snake is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ushijima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Ushijima or perhaps it was just good defense by The Snake which made him look bad.
Ushijima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ushijima wants it to stay on the feet.
The Snake darts in and clinches Ushijima up against the cage.
The Snake has picked Ushijima up - he's going for a ride! The Snake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Well, if The Snake 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.
Ushijima is trying to control but The Snake manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake tries to control but Ushijima wriggling away.
Ushijima is looking to improve his position but The Snake isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Snake raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Snake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Snake is working for a guillotine from mount but Ushijima frees his head quite easily.
The Snake working for a guillotine from mount but Ushijima is in no mood to give up.
The Snake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ushijima looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The Snake softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The Snake not allowing Ushijima to control his hands.
Ushijima tries to roll but The Snake sticks to his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Snake tightening his grip on Ushijima, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake The Snake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake The Snake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Snake darts in and clinches Ushijima up against the cage.
The Snake breaks from the clinch.
The Snake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ushijima pinned against the cage. Ushijima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ushijima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Snake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Snake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Snake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Snake wants to control from the top but Ushijima keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Snake passes into half guard.
The Snake wants to work for an arm triangle but Ushijima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Snake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Snake moves into full mount! Ushijima won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Snake with the ground and pound from mount.
The Snake manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ushijima to take his back!
The Snake tries to get the hooks in deep but Ushijima pushed the leg off.
The Snake is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Snake softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The Snake wants to control but Ushijima is keeping busy.
The Snake has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ushijima.
Ushijima is covering up but some of the strikes from The Snake are getting through and doing damage.
The Snake controls the position.
The Snake working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ushijima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Snake on the ground.
The Snake lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by The Snake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima breaks The Snake's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The Snake pushes Ushijima off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ushijima tries to sprawl but The Snake drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Snake prevents Ushijima from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Snake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake The Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Snake 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake The Snake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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