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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Breda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Breda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breda cracks a nice hook into Maeda's ribs.
Maeda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breda shoots in and gets a takedown into Maeda's guard.
Breda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Maeda manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Breda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Maeda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Breda wants to control but Maeda passes easily into half guard.
Breda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Breda is looking to improve his position.
Maeda throwing shots but Breda is blocking nicely.
Breda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maeda is working away from the top position though.
Breda wants to improve his position but Maeda is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breda is working hard here to advance position.
Breda trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breda's head.
Breda controlling the position for now.
Maeda drops an elbow to the side of Breda's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
Breda is trying to control but can't.
Maeda thows a huge punch but Breda dodges it nicely.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breda's head.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Breda tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but Breda defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda throwing shots but Breda is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Breda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maeda is one step ahead there.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maeda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Breda is trying to keep Maeda in close.
Breda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda stands up over Breda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maeda manages to get himself to full guard.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Breda's guard.
Breda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maeda is one step ahead there.
Breda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard.
Maeda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda can't keep his opponent in guard - Breda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Breda is trying to control. Maeda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breda is stalling here. Maeda is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Breda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maeda has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Breda regains half guard.
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Breda is looking to improve his position.
Maeda throwing shots but Breda is blocking nicely.
Breda wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working over Breda with some ground and pound. Breda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Breda gets back to full guard.
Maeda works over Breda with some ground and pound from guard.
Breda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.
Maeda gets full guard.
Breda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Breda trying to control the action but Maeda is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Breda passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Maeda!
Maeda is squirming around, avoiding Breda's attempts to control the action.
Breda wants to control but instead Maeda manages to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda is staying active underneath Breda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Breda stalling away here and it's allowed Maeda to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Breda passes into half guard.
Breda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Breda is looking to advance position but Maeda won't allow it.
Breda is taking a breather. Maeda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maeda wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Breda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda gets full guard.
Breda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Breda controlling him for the moment.
Breda trying to move into half guard but instead Maeda has managed to sweep!
Maeda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Breda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda preventing the sweep.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Breda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maeda throws a strike but Breda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Breda trying to move into half guard but instead Maeda has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Mauro Breda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Breda. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda misses with an uppercut. Breda saw that one coming.
Maeda lands a nice looking body shot.
Maeda misses with a body shot.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maeda doesn't seem bothered though.
Maeda takes one on the button.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Breda.
A slow jab from Breda misses its intended target.
Maeda throws a hook but Breda blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a hook but Breda blocks it.
Breda takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Maeda scores with a takedown into Breda's guard.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Breda blocks nicely.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Breda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maeda is one step ahead there.
Maeda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Breda's head.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Maeda won't allow Breda to sweep him here.
Breda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maeda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Breda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Breda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is not content to let Breda control the position.
Breda is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Breda throws an elbow that misses. Maeda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breda's guard. Nice move by Maeda!
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Breda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Breda wants to sweep here but Maeda controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Breda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard.
Breda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maeda landing punches.
Maeda avoids the attempt from Breda to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Breda prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Maeda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Breda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maeda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maeda landing shots from mount.
Breda is in a horrible position here. Maeda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Breda is rocked!
Breda tries to hold on but Maeda postures up.
Maeda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Breda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breda is desperately trying to improve his position but Maeda has a good base and remains in mount.
Maeda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maeda postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Breda in real trouble here! The ref calls for Breda to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuyo Maeda!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mitsuyo Maeda thanked Ultimate Fighting Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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RATING
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