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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Young Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Young Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Porter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter has his takedown stuffed
and Gu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Porter won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Porter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Gu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gu scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter is trying to improve his position.
Porter being controlled for a moment.
Gu throws an elbow but Porter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Porter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Porter is looking to regain half guard here but Gu keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Porter gets back to half guard.
Gu working over Porter with some ground and pound. Porter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Porter defending well though.
Porter trying to control here.
Porter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gu throws a strike but Porter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gu cracks Porter with a solid left hand.
Gu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gu postures up.
Gu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gu connects with a couple of short punches.
Gu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Porter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Porter's head.
Gu throwing strikes from guard but Porter blocks nicely.
Porter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gu wants to stand but Porter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gu stands and steps away. Porter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Porter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Porter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gu digs a good body shot into Porter's ribs.
Gu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Porter backs up against the cage.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porter looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gu looking to score a takedown here. Porter is defending well but Gu drives through and ends up in Porter's guard.
Gu landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Gu from controlling successfully.
Porter keeping full guard, as Gu tries to pass.
Gu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Porter is trying to keep Gu in close.
Gu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A cross from Gu lands.
Gu cracks Porter with a good jab.
Porter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Porter!
Check out the look on Gu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Gu scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gu is putting a hurting on Porter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gu working the head with strikes.
Porter is trying to improve his position.
Gu misses with the ground and pound.
Porter taking a bit of punishment here - Gu scoring with strikes.
Gu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Porter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu lands an elbow.
Gu lands a few punches from side control.
Young Gu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gu landing a few strikes.
Porter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Gu landing strikes.
Gu working the ground and pound but Porter is defending the strikes.
Gu controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gu working the ground and pound but Porter is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gu cracks Porter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gu tries for a kimura but Porter is defending well.
Gu trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Gu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Porter some visible discomfort.
Gu working the head and body with strikes.
Gu looks up at the clock and then as Porter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Porter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gu cracks Porter with a big right hand but Porter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gu working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Porter is rocked!
Porter is trying to improve his position.
Gu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Porter is still in real trouble! Can Gu finish him?
Gu is chipping away with strikes.
Gu trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter seems to have recovered his senses.
Gu lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gu scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gu trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Gu is putting a hurting on Porter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gu cracks Porter with a big elbow.
Gu landing strikes.
Gu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gu throws out a powerful jab.
Porter fails with the takedown
and Gu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Porter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gu.
Gu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gu.
Porter has hold of Gu's hands but Gu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Porter's head.
Gu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Porter's head.
Gu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Porter defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gu lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gu there.
Gu wants to control but Porter is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Gu there.
Gu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gu trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Gu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gu is thwarting Porter's attempts to control the position.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porter wants to sweep but Gu has passed to side control!
Gu working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gu looking to control but instead Porter has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Porter taking some punishment here, with Gu in his half guard.
Gu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Porter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gu.
Gu lands strikes from half guard.
Porter actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gu lands a nice short elbow.
Porter has hold of Gu's hands but Gu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu is taking a breather. Porter 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.
Gu winds up and cracks Porter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Porter is staying active underneath Gu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gu winds up and cracks Porter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Gu.
Gu drops an elbow to the side of Porter's head.
Nice strikes from Gu there.
Gu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Young Gu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Porter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gu.
Gu working over Porter with some ground and pound. Porter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Porter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Max Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gu connects with a nice short shot to Porter's temple.
Gu slips a nice elbow through Porter's hands, connecting with Porter's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Gu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Gu!
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