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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Watanebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 cm
26
290 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
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159 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrus Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Watanebe! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Watanebe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Black has hold of Watanebe's hands but Watanebe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Black regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watanebe. Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Watanebe's corner is telling him to maintain position. Watanebe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Watanebe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Black keeping moving, preventing Watanebe from controlling successfully. Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watanebe. Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watanebe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watanebe is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control. Watanebe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Watanebe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Watanebe postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it. Black is breathing heavily. Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Watanebe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Watanebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Watanebe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Watanebe throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely. Watanebe scoring with punches to the head and body. Watanebe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Watanebe controls from within his opponent's guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Watanebe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Watanebe dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black gets caught flat footed, as Watanebe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Watanebe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Black keeping moving, preventing Watanebe from controlling successfully. Watanebe throws a big right hand that misses. Watanebe stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Watanebe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Watanebe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Watanebe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Watanebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watanebe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Watanebe landing with the ground and pound. Watanebe throws a big elbow that misses. Watanebe is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control. Watanebe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Watanebe scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Watanebe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Watanebe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Watanebe throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely. Watanebe has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Watanebe wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving. Cyrus Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Watanebe lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight! Masaru Watanebe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Watanebe 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Masaru Watanebe! Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Masaru Watanebe! Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Masaru Watanebe!
Masaru Watanebe wins by unanimous decision! Masaru Watanebe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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