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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
164 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stanfield wants to land a leg kick but Tamad is out of range.
Stanfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tamad slips a jab from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamad slips under a jab from Stanfield.
Stanfield is looking to clinch.
Stanfield throws a right hand that misses
and Tamad counters with a nice uppercut.
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanfield has Tamad up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamad looking to throw knees to the head but Stanfield is blocking nicely.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield prevents Tamad from breaking the clinch.
Stanfield lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Stanfield.
A short left from Stanfield.
Tamad wants a takedown but no success here.
Tamad blocks an elbow strike.
Tamad is trying to break the clinch but Stanfield is controlling him.
Tamad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Stanfield misses its intended target.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield throws a lazy right hand but Tamad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown by Stanfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Tamad which made him look bad.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Tamad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stanfield.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Stanfield.
Tamad slips a jab from Stanfield.
A big right from Stanfield misses.
Stanfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stanfield tries to work over Tamad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanfield goes for a takedown attempt but Tamad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stanfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamad defending well as Stanfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stanfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
Stanfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tamad takes a step back to recover.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Stanfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanfield is defended easily by Tamad.
Stanfield misses the body punch
and Tamad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanfield is looking to clinch.
Tamad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
Aaron Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Tamad.
Stanfield looks to land a left hand but Tamad moved out of range nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamad.
Tamad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stanfield has Tamad pressed against the cage, preventing Tamad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stanfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamad.
Stanfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stanfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tamad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tamad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stanfield as Tamad tries to tie him up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is trying to break the clinch but Stanfield has him pressed against the cage.
Stanfield is working for takedown but Tamad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stanfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tamad's efforts to push away.
Stanfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Stanfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanfield avoids it.
Tamad gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stanfield regains guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stanfield keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Tamad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing.
Tamad advances position into side control!
Stanfield gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tamad misses with a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tamad.
Stanfield tries to hold on but Tamad postures up.
Tamad looking to control but Stanfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stanfield's face.
Stanfield is squirming around, avoiding Tamad's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stanfield is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stanfield and Tamad has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tamad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamad tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stanfield's legs.
Tamad working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Stanfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
Stanfield looks to land a left hand but Tamad moved out of range nicely.
Stanfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Tamad counters with a left and a right that stings Stanfield.
Tamad avoids a kick to the body.
Stanfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tamad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stanfield's guard now.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad trying to control but Stanfield is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tamad wants to pass the guard but Stanfield is keeping the position.
Tamad is working hard here to advance position.
Tamad trying to control but Stanfield is working from the bottom.
Tamad passes Stanfield's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tamad is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stanfield to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Stanfield keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad passes into half guard.
Tamad works his way into side control.
Stanfield taking a bit of punishment here - Tamad scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad working the ground and pound.
Tamad passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stanfield!
Tamad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tamad misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield blocking the ground and pound.
Tamad wants to control the pace but Stanfield is squirming around nicely.
Tamad with the ground and pound from mount.
Stanfield is in a horrible position here. Tamad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tamad looking to control but Stanfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tamad goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stanfield is on top in guard.
Stanfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stanfield postures up.
Stanfield tries to stand but Tamad is controlling from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tamad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a low kick.
Stanfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Stanfield is breathing heavily.
Stanfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tamad as he jumps to the side.
Stanfield misses with a body kick.
Stanfield swings widly with a right hand
and Tamad counters with a single leg into guard. Stanfield didn't expect that.
Tamad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tamad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stanfield to his feet.
Stanfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stanfield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stanfield throws a shot from downtown. Tamad moves away and avoids it.
Stanfield throws a leg kick which misses Tamad's front leg but catches the back leg as Tamad tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tamad moves away from the strike by Stanfield.
Stanfield wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a nice body shot.
Stanfield tries to clinch
and Tamad counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Tamad.
Stanfield tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Stanfield tries to land a front kick but Tamad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut. Tamad saw that one coming.
Stanfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Tamad avoids a kick to the body.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
Stanfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stanfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a head kick.
Stanfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stanfield connects with a body shot.
Stanfield wants to clinch.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Juan Tamad!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan Tamad!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Aaron Stanfield!
Juan Tamad wins by split decision!
Juan Tamad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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