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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quick Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Monattu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick Twist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quick Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Monattu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monattu throws a leg kick which misses Twist's front leg but catches the back leg as Twist tries to avoid it.
Twist misses with an uppercut.
Twist scores with a takedown into Monattu's guard.
Twist stopping the sweep attempt from Monattu.
Monattu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Twist is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monattu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Twist is aware though and is defending well.
Monattu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Twist slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Monattu stops Twist from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monattu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Twist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Twist advances nicely into full mount.
Twist tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Monattu is trying to escape the mount.
Monattu wants to hold on but Twist pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monattu is trying to escape the mount.
Twist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Twist's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quick Twist wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Twist is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Monattu's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Monattu tries to get to full guard but Twist has control of the leg.
Twist controlling the action here.
Monattu is trying to get back to full guard.
Twist trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Twist is pressing down on Monattu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monattu is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick Twist has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Monattu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Twist changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monattu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Monattu is looking to reverse the position.
Twist just content to control the position.
Twist has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Monattu is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twist happy to just control the position for now.
Twist seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Monattu for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quick Twist dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twist drives through with a takedown into guard.
Twist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Twist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Monattu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Twist puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Monattu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monattu.
Monattu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Twist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Monattu looking to control but Twist passes into half guard.
Twist seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monattu has a hand on Twist's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Twist takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Twist 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monattu wants to control but Twist is having none of it.
Twist controlling the position easily from mount.
Monattu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Twist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monattu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Twist controlling his opponent.
Monattu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Twist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monattu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Twist content just to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Monattu tries to hold on but Twist postures up.
Monattu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quick Twist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist content just to control the position here.
Monattu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twist wants to free his trapped foot but Monattu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quick Twist wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Twist misses with a straight left.
Monattu shoots in but Twist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quick Twist dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Twist gets a takedown into half guard.
Twist controlling the pace.
Monattu manages to get to full guard.
Monattu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monattu being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist preventing the sweep.
Twist content to stall in guard here.
Twist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Twist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monattu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monattu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monattu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Twist passes into side control.
Monattu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Twist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monattu prevents Twist from moving into mount.
Monattu tries to bench press Twist off him but Twist keeps the position.
Monattu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Twist taking a breather here.
Monattu is looking to reverse the position.
Twist is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Monattu is looking to reverse the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monattu prevents Twist from improving position.
Monattu tries to bench press Twist off him but Twist keeps the position.
Quick Twist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Twist has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Twist controlling from the full mount.
Monattu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Twist looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monattu is working to get back to half guard.
Twist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Monattu is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry Monattu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twist controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quick Twist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Twist 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quick Twist!
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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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