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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Mohamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hittori Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohamed Mohamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hittori Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohamed misses with a head kick.
Hanzo throws a nice head kick!
Hanzo leaves Mohamed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mohamed circles away.
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown but Mohamed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mohamed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohamed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mohamed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mohamed Mohamed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hittori Hanzo.
Mohamed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanzo defends it nicely.
Hanzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Mohamed moves away
and Mohamed moves into the clinch.
Hanzo trying to control the position but instead, Mohamed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanzo into the cage.
Mohamed manages to pull guard.
Mohamed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanzo defends it easily.
Mohamed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hanzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Mohamed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo looking to sit in guard and control but Mohamed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanzo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mohamed has picked Hanzo up and slammed him! Hanzo can't keep hold of the triangle and Mohamed manages to pass to side control!
Hanzo wants to control but Mohamed postures up.
Hanzo tries to bench press Mohamed off him but Mohamed keeps 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hanzo is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hanzo is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mohamed working for a choke but Hanzo is defending well.
Hanzo trying to control the position but Mohamed manages to sink in the hooks.
Hanzo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mohamed working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo trying to control but not successfully.
Mohamed controlling well, preventing Hanzo from escaping the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hanzo is in bad spot here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed Mohamed will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mohamed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanzo shoots in for a double leg but Mohamed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mohamed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mohamed somewhat.
Mohamed moves into the clinch.
Hanzo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mohamed pulls guard.
Hanzo stopping the sweep attempt from Mohamed.
Mohamed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hanzo!
Mohamed content just to control the position here.
Mohamed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mohamed takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mohamed looking to ground and pound but Hanzo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mohamed controlling the pace for now.
Hanzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mohamed looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mohamed throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed looking to finish with strikes here!
Hanzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Mohamed punching from mount but Hanzo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mohamed controlling the pace for now.
Hanzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohamed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanzo tries to lock up and control but Mohamed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hanzo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hanzo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mohamed.
Hanzo has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Mohamed is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanzo is in bad spot here.
Mohamed missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Mohamed 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!
Hanzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mohamed circles away.
No joy there for Mohamed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohamed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohamed blocks a head kick by Hanzo.
Mohamed has closed the distance and engaged Hanzo in a clinch.
Hanzo tries to circle away but Mohamed has him pinned against the cage.
Hanzo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mohamed throws Hanzo to one side and escapes!
Horrible takedown by Mohamed or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanzo which made him look bad.
Mohamed darts in and clinches Hanzo up against the cage.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the head but Mohamed blocks with his arms.
Hanzo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed jumps guard and drags Hanzo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mohamed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hanzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanzo tries to lock up and control but Mohamed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mohamed controlling from the full mount.
Hanzo has given up his back here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed keeps control of the position easily here as Hanzo tries to buck him off.
Mohamed throwing sloppy strikes.
Mohamed misses with punches from the back.
Hanzo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hanzo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hanzo trying to control the hands but Mohamed breaks the grip.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hanzo is trying to stand back up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzo is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mohamed gets his hands free as Hanzo looks to control.
Mohamed looking for the choke but no joy.
Mohamed Mohamed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanzo can't escape the position.
Hittori Hanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Mohamed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I would not like to be Hanzo right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Mohamed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mohamed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Mohamed!
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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