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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Tan Dun- Night Flight as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chi Song missing with a left hand there. Watanabe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watanabe leaves Fei Chi Song with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook but Watanabe blocks it.
Fei Chi Song throws a jab when Watanabe was well out of range.
Watanabe drops his hands momentarily and Fei Chi Song takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fei Chi Song napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fei Chi Song is trying to improve his position.
Fei Chi Song is working hard here to advance position.
Fei Chi Song prevents Watanabe from improving position.
Fei Chi Song throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watanabe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Watanabe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fei Chi Song tries to buck Watanabe off but Watanabe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to advance to mount but Fei Chi Song denies him.
Fei Chi Song is trying to control Watanabe's posture but Watanabe avoids it.
Fei Chi Song is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song stops Watanabe from passing to mount.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chi Song keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fei Chi Song is trying to improve his position.
Watanabe tries to move to mount but Fei Chi Song blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chi Song keeps working.
Fei Chi Song tries to buck Watanabe off but Watanabe is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chi Song keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Watanabe stalls from top position.
Fei Chi Song tries to escape but Watanabe is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Watanabe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watanabe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watanabe is looking to advance position but Fei Chi Song won't allow it.
Fei Chi Song wants to improve his position but Watanabe is controlling well.
Watanabe tries to pass to full mount but Fei Chi Song defends it.
Watanabe seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song is pressing down on Watanabe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fei Chi Song keeping full guard, as Watanabe tries to pass.
Fei Chi Song tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Fei Chi Song keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fei Chi Song is keeping the position for now.
Fei Chi Song wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
Fei Chi Song keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Watanabe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Watanabe slips a straight right by Fei Chi Song.
Zhou Fei Chi Song is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fei Chi Song counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watanabe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fei Chi Song was covering up waiting for the punch and Watanabe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Watanabe trying to control but Fei Chi Song is working from the bottom.
Fei Chi Song bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watanabe's guard.
Hiro Watanabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fei Chi Song passes into half guard.
Fei Chi Song is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fei Chi Song thows a huge punch but Watanabe dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watanabe manages to get to full guard.
Fei Chi Song postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Fei Chi Song from controlling successfully.
Fei Chi Song working some strikes from top position.
Fei Chi Song lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe controls Fei Chi Song momentarily but Fei Chi Song frees himself.
Fei Chi Song trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Fei Chi Song is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Watanabe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Fei Chi Song sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fei Chi Song counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Fei Chi Song to acknowledge the strikes.
Fei Chi Song lands a jab to Watanabe's midsection.
Fei Chi Song throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Fei Chi Song shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fei Chi Song showed some decent athleticism there.
Fei Chi Song is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Watanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fei Chi Song decides to stand up.
Fei Chi Song throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe counters by moving into the clinch.
Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhou Fei Chi Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Watanabe.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe fails to pull guard.
Fei Chi Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watanabe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to drag Fei Chi Song to the mat but Fei Chi Song just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fei Chi Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fei Chi Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei Chi Song rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe stops Fei Chi Song from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song looking for submissions off his back.
Watanabe prevents Fei Chi Song from standing back up.
Watanabe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watanabe content to control rather than advance.
Fei Chi Song looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zhou Fei Chi Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to advance to full mount but Fei Chi Song doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hiro Watanabe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watanabe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zhou Fei Chi Song.
I think Watanabe 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiro Watanabe!
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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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