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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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187 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Great!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanimoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like The Great has been cut.
Tanimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Great moves out of range easily.
Tanimoto misses with a head kick.
Great closes the distance and clinches.
Great gets underhooks to prevent Tanimoto's takedown attempt.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Great tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanimoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Tanimoto fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daiki Tanimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Great is defending well.
Great manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Great gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanimoto.
Tanimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Great is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great has Tanimoto pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanimoto as Great tries to tie him up.
Great holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanimoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Great is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Great misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanimoto.
Tanimoto tries for a takedown but Great manages to get underhooks.
Tanimoto has Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanimoto has Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanimoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Great.
Great will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tanimoto up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Great.
Tanimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanimoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Great prevents the takedown attempt.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Great looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanimoto is trying to pull guard but Great turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Great pushes off an throws an elbow but Tanimoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Great looking to slow down the pace here.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great stalling.
Great with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Great stalls.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but Tanimoto blocks with his arms.
Great throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Great takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanimoto tries for a takedown but Great manages to get underhooks.
Tanimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Great looking to slow down the pace here.
Great gets underhooks to prevent Tanimoto's takedown attempt.
Tanimoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanimoto avoids the damage to the body.
Tanimoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanimoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Great pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Great wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Great to work.
Great is pressed up against the cage. Tanimoto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Great down to the mat. Great avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Great's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tanimoto throws a body kick that misses.
The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tanimoto enables Great to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tanimoto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Great wants to stand but Tanimoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Great must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Great gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tanimoto has his foot on Great's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Great works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanimoto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Great has passed into half guard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanimoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Great pulls his head out easily.
Tanimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Tanimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Tanimoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Great decides to return to a standing position.
Tanimoto misses with a leg kick.
Tanimoto motions for Great to come forward. Tanimoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Great scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Great tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tanimoto.
Great really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanimoto has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Great. Oh but Tanimoto has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Great goes limp - he's gone! Tanimoto jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daiki Tanimoto!
Daiki Tanimoto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knox Energy for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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RATING
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