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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Cottrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kazuo Imanari enters the cage!
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197 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Cottrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari drives through with a takedown into Cottrell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cottrell 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.
Imanari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cottrell's guard.
Imanari trying to control from half guard but Cottrell is working away.
Cottrell is trying to control but can't.
Cottrell trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Imanari manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cottrell tries to lock up and control but Imanari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cottrell is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cottrell is working hard here to advance position.
Imanari controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Imanari is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cottrell is trying to reverse the position but instead Imanari has taken his back - oops!
Imanari is looking for the choke from the back position but Cottrell is controlling his hands well.
Cottrell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Imanari is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell looking for submissions off his back.
Cottrell is trying to control but can't.
Cottrell manages to get to full guard.
Imanari postures up.
Cottrell keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Cottrell is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell is trying to keep Imanari in close.
Cottrell working a defensive guard but Imanari manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cottrell tries to bench press Imanari off him but Imanari keeps the position.
Imanari wants to control but Cottrell is keeping him busy.
Imanari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cottrell tries to buck Imanari off but Imanari is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell is not content to let Imanari control the position.
Imanari goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cottrell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Imanari but great work by Cottrell.
Cottrell tries for a kimura but Imanari is defending well.
Cottrell is looking to take a break and control but Imanari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottrell 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuo Imanari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Imanari closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cottrell's guard.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Cottrell keeps moving.
Cottrell looking for a guillotine here but Imanari defends easily.
Cottrell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Imanari is aware though and is defending well.
Cottrell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Imanari stacks Cottrell 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 Imanari!
Imanari working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari is looking to take a break and control but Cottrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Imanari goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cottrell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Imanari's guard! Nice work there by Cottrell!
Imanari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Imanari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Imanari working for a triangle but Cottrell defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell content to stall in guard here.
Imanari 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.
Cottrell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imanari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Imanari working a defensive guard here.
Cottrell wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Cottrell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cottrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imanari.
Cottrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imanari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cottrell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cottrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Imanari ducks under a wild hook from Cottrell.
Cottrell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imanari is breathing heavily.
Imanari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cottrell pinned against the cage. Cottrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Cottrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuo Imanari.
Cottrell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Imanari quickly recovers to half guard.
Cottrell trying to control the action but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Cottrell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottrell is trying to control the action in half guard but Imanari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cottrell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cottrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cottrell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Imanari tries to avoid it but Cottrell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Imanari to the ground. Imanari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cottrell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Imanari sprawls well. Imanari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cottrell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Cottrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottrell is looking to clinch but Imanari is avoiding it.
Imanari darts in and clinches Cottrell up against the cage.
Imanari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cottrell misses with a takedown attempt
and Imanari counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cottrell's guard now.
Cottrell looking for subs off his back but Imanari has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cottrell trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Imanari manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrell tries to hold on but Imanari pushes him away.
Imanari is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cottrell tries to control the position but Imanari now has his back.
Cottrell turns into Imanari and is now in his guard.
Cottrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazuo Imanari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Imanari working for a triangle but Cottrell defends it easily.
Cottrell wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell looking to pass the guard.
Imanari keeping moving, preventing Cottrell from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Cottrell.
Cottrell misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cottrell misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cottrell. Imanari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imanari closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cottrell's guard.
Cottrell has his hands on Imanari's head, controlling the position.
Imanari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cottrell is keeping the position for now.
Cottrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Cottrell keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell wants to sweep here but Imanari controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cottrell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cottrell is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cottrell prevents Imanari from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuo Imanari.
I think Imanari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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