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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giannis Bakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giannis Bakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pacioretty!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacioretty instigates a clinch.
Pacioretty breaks from the clinch.
Bakos dodges the punch combination from Pacioretty.
Bakos shoots in looking for a takedown but Pacioretty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bakos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pacioretty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pacioretty stays in close to Bakos's body and controls the position.
Pacioretty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacioretty controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bakos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacioretty is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakos is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Pacioretty was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pacioretty misses with a double jab.
Pacioretty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bakos quickly recovers to half guard.
Pacioretty seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Bakos has recovered full guard.
Bakos controlling Pacioretty's posture.
Pacioretty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pacioretty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bakos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacioretty's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bakos looking to sit in guard and control but Pacioretty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pacioretty controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacioretty won't allow Bakos to sweep him here.
Pacioretty controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bakos looking for a sweep. Not yet Bakos, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Pacioretty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bakos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacioretty sprawls well. Pacioretty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bakos gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacioretty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bakos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Bakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacioretty misses with an uppercut.
Pacioretty drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bakos wants to stand and escape but Pacioretty is having none of it.
Bakos is trying to control the position but Pacioretty postures up.
Bakos wants to sweep here but Pacioretty controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pacioretty dives into side control.
Pacioretty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bakos is looking for a sweep.
Pacioretty stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacioretty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bakos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pacioretty!
Bakos throwing strikes but Pacioretty manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pacioretty lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Max Pacioretty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bakos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bakos looks for a takedown but Pacioretty sprawls well.
Bakos gets tackled into the cage by Pacioretty. Pacioretty maintains the clinch.
Pacioretty takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Max Pacioretty has been cut.
Bakos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacioretty is keeping busy.
Pacioretty takes an elbow to the temple.
Pacioretty is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakos has double underhooks.
Bakos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacioretty's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Pacioretty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bakos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bakos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pacioretty to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Bakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacioretty lands with a right to the head.
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!
Bakos is working for takedown but Pacioretty is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bakos jumps guard but Pacioretty stands there with Bakos around his waist. Bakos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacioretty works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Max Pacioretty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pacioretty passes Bakos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bakos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bakos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pacioretty controls the pace.
Bakos is trying to keep Pacioretty in close.
Pacioretty wants to control from the top but Bakos keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Pacioretty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pacioretty scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bakos moves out of range as Pacioretty strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Pacioretty. Those never looked like landing.
Bakos tries to clinch up but Pacioretty circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakos closes the distance and clinches up with Pacioretty, looking for a takedown. Bakos pushes Pacioretty against the cage but Pacioretty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bakos takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacioretty avoids the elbow strike from Bakos, against the cage.
Pacioretty takes an elbow to the temple.
Bakos throws an elbow that misses.
Pacioretty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bakos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pacioretty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bakos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacioretty takes a swing at Bakos's ribcage but misses.
Pacioretty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bakos did well to prevent Pacioretty getting side control.
Bakos trying to control here.
Pacioretty content to control rather than advance.
Bakos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bakos tries to get out of the position.
Pacioretty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pacioretty stalling.
Pacioretty passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty controlling the pace for now.
Pacioretty trying to control but Bakos is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacioretty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Pacioretty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pacioretty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakos tries for a takedown but Pacioretty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bakos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacioretty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pacioretty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bakos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bakos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacioretty.
Pacioretty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Pacioretty wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bakos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacioretty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bakos quickly recovers to half guard.
Pacioretty working Bakos over with strikes.
Bakos is looking to improve his position.
Pacioretty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pacioretty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bakos defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty wants to pass the guard but Bakos is defending well.
Pacioretty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bakos is trying to stand up here but Pacioretty is controlling him well.
Pacioretty 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacioretty trying to control the action but Bakos is working from the bottom.
Well, if Pacioretty is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Pacioretty was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bakos enables Pacioretty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bakos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pacioretty wants to control from the top but Bakos keeps moving.
Pacioretty wants to pass the guard but Bakos is keeping the position.
Bakos trying to keep a closed guard but Pacioretty is proving a slippery customer.
Bakos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pacioretty controls the pace.
Bakos is trying to keep Pacioretty in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Giannis Bakos.
Pacioretty drives through with a takedown into guard.
Max Pacioretty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos trying to keep a closed guard but Pacioretty is proving a slippery customer.
Pacioretty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pacioretty controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakos trying to keep a closed guard but Pacioretty is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pacioretty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pacioretty winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pacioretty!
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