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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maeda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maeda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthony Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Maeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maeda fails with the takedown.
Wright with a poor takedown
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown. Wright fights it but they end up in guard.
Wright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Maeda is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maeda trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Maeda distracts Wright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maeda being controlled here momentarily.
Wright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda landing some decent shots from guard.
Wright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maeda passes into side control.
Wright is trying to improve his position.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda is working Wright over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wright is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands with a punch from half guard.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Wright has a hand on Maeda's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Maeda takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Maeda wants to control the pace but Wright is squirming around nicely.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda working Wright over with strikes here.
Maeda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright wants to control but Maeda is having none of it.
Maeda lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maeda cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda is stalling here but it's allowed Wright to get half guard.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Maeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wright trying to control here.
Wright works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maeda is pushing down on Wright's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wright is fighting to maintain full guard but Maeda has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control here.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda winds up and cracks Wright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maeda thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright has hold of Maeda's hands but Maeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wright has hold of Maeda's hands but Maeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda prevents Wright from improving his position.
Maeda lands strikes from half guard.
Wright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control the position.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda preventing the sweep.
Maeda lands a couple of elbows.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Wright wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Maeda is now in half guard.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maeda wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is nestled in close to Wright, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maeda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright moves into full guard.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips nicely into half guard.
Maeda wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
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 shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Wright tries to clinch but Maeda moves away
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maeda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wright is looking to control Maeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?
Wright moves into full guard.
Maeda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Maeda stands up over Wright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Maeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
Maeda postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maeda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maeda has managed to get both his arms back between Wright's legs - danger averted.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Wright working for a triangle but Maeda defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wright seems keen to control Maeda's posture.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maeda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright is trying to control the position but Maeda postures up.
Maeda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maeda is stalling in the full guard.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Wright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
Maeda is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maeda is keeping the position for now.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Wright has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright leaves Maeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Maeda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anthony Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maeda as he jumps to the side.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maeda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Maeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright which made him look bad.
Maeda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wright tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maeda is in Wright's guard.
Maeda with a nice head shot there.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maeda defends well.
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Maeda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Maeda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maeda 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mitsuyo Maeda!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mitsuyo Maeda!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Mitsuyo Maeda!
Mitsuyo Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mitsuyo Maeda waved his t-shirt featuring Ultra Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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