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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hinrik Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takamura Mamrou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamrou has chosen The Whistler as his entrance music. Takamura Mamrou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hinrik Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamrou!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mamrou.
Haraldsson wants to control but Mamrou postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haraldsson tries to buck Mamrou off but Mamrou is having none of it.
Haraldsson wants to control but Mamrou postures up.
Haraldsson is looking for a sweep.
Mamrou stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Haraldsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takamura Mamrou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamrou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haraldssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamrou moves away.
Haraldsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haraldsson goes for a double leg but Mamrou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mamrou continues to drive forward.
Mamrou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haraldsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haraldsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mamrou throws a body punch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
A big left from Haraldsson misses.
Haraldsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mamrou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamrou slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mamrou postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Haraldsson to stand up.
Mamrou misses with a body shot.
Mamrou closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Haraldsson's guard.
Mamrou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson is trying to keep Mamrou in close.
Haraldsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mamrou wants to pass the guard but Haraldsson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haraldsson is trying to keep Mamrou in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Takamura Mamrou.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mamrou.
Haraldsson is not content to let Mamrou control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haraldsson is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamrou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mamrou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haraldssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haraldsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a body punch but Mamrou moves out of range.
Mamrou throws a lazy right hand but Haraldsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mamrou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mamrou decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Haraldsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mamrou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haraldsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haraldsson slips under a jab from Mamrou.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haraldsson!
Mamrou dives in and scores a takedown into Haraldsson's guard.
Haraldsson trying to keep a closed guard but Mamrou is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mamrou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haraldsson is keeping the position for now.
Haraldsson wants to sweep here but Mamrou controlling him for the moment.
Mamrou decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haraldsson, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson misses with a kick to the body.
Mamrou connects with the punch.
Haraldsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haraldsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haraldsson misses with a body kick.
Haraldsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamrou.
Haraldsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mamrou.
Mamrou moves out of range of the body kick from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Mamrou moved away.
Takamura Mamrou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haraldsson throws a series of punches but Mamrou avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamrou tests Haraldsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamrou scores with a punch to the head.
Mamrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Mamrou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haraldsson momentarily.
We've been informed that Mamrou has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haraldsson jabs Mamrou right on the nose. Mamrou blinks but takes it well.
Mamrou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mamrou stands up from Haraldsson's guard - Mamrou perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mamrou to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haraldsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mamrou controls the pace.
Mamrou preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamrou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mamrou jabs Haraldsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mamrou throws the left hand but Haraldsson avoids the punch easily.
Mamrou moves out of range of the body kick from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haraldsson connects with a leg kick. Mamrou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamrou.
Mamrou feints and as Haraldsson raises his hands in defense, Mamrou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mamrou got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haraldsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mamrou has managed to get both his arms back between Haraldsson's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson 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.
Takamura Mamrou has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamrou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Takamura Mamrou.
Haraldsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mamrou if he has to take too many more of those.
Mamrou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mamrou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mamrou misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a low kick, right behind Mamrou 's knee.
Hinrik Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a body kick that misses.
Haraldsson throws a front kick that sends Mamrou stumbling back into the cage.
Haraldsson is looking to slow Mamrou down with leg kicks.
Haraldsson misses with an uppercut. Mamrou saw that one coming.
A big right from Haraldsson misses.
Mamrou moves out of range as Haraldsson strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mamrou.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson is trying to work for a sweep but Mamrou has mounted him!
Mamrou avoids the attempt from Haraldsson to control.
Mamrou controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson working to try and regain half guard.
Mamrou controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haraldsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mamrou sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takamura Mamrou hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mamrou connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takamura Mamrou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mamrou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takamura Mamrou!
Takamura Mamrou seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Hinrik Haraldsson had this to say: 'Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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