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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Inhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Where is my mind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyler Durden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 cm
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164 lbs
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175 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Inhoff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Durden! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Durden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Inhoff keeps the fight on the outside. Inhoff looks to land a combination but Durden avoids it well. Durden throws a left and a right that both miss
so Inhoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Durden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inhoff is one step ahead there. Durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Inhoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Durden looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Inhoff chips away with some ground and pound. Inhoff connects with a couple of short punches. Inhoff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Inhoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Inhoff lands a couple of elbows. Inhoff throws a big right hand that misses. Durden is looking to stand up but Inhoff isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round. Inhoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Inhoff landing with the ground and pound. Inhoff with a nice head shot there. Inhoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Inhoff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Durden looking to control.
Inhoff working some strikes from top position. Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Durden has Inhoff pulled in close to control his posture. Durden wants to sweep here but Inhoff controlling him for the moment. Durden is trying to keep Inhoff in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Inhoff with a nice head shot there. Durden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inhoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Inhoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Inhoff landing some decent shots from guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inhoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Durden manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Durden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inhoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Inhoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Durden darts in trying to clinch and Inhoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Durden! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The referee warns Durden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Durden swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Durden tries to reverse the position but Inhoff maintains control. Durden wants to control but Inhoff is having none of it. Inhoff with shots to the head and body - Durden looks very uncomfortable down there. Durden can't escape the position.
Durden's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Durden looks gassed! Inhoff with a couple of short strikes. Inhoff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Durden tries to hold on but Inhoff postures up. Inhoff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Durden hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Inhoff working Durden over with strikes here. Inhoff looking to finish Durden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Durden! Durden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Durden is in a horrible position here. Inhoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Durden is looking to improve his position but Inhoff isn't that keen on the idea. Inhoff lands a big shot there that rocks Durden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Inhoff won't let Durden get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Durden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inhoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Inhoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Inhoff with the ground and pound from mount. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Durden squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Durden tries to hold on but Inhoff postures up. Inhoff landing punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Inhoff dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durden fails with the takedown and Inhoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Jack Inhoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Inhoff drops an elbow to the side of Durden's head. 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. Inhoff connects with a nice short shot to Durden's temple. Inhoff is thwarting Durden's attempts to control the position. Durden has hold of Inhoff's hands but Inhoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Inhoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Durden wants to get back to full guard. Durden tries to kick Inhoff off but Inhoff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Nice strikes from Inhoff there. Durden tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Inhoff has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Inhoff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Durden?
That's one minute gone in the round. Durden is looking to get to half guard. Inhoff lands a big elbow. Durden is looking to get to half guard. Durden wants to control but Inhoff is having none of it. Inhoff lands a big shot there that rocks Durden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Durden is looking to get to half guard. Inhoff working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Durden is trying to escape the mount.
Inhoff landing strikes from the mount and Durden is in trouble! A nice elbow there by Inhoff. Inhoff with good strikes from the mount here! Inhoff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Durden wants to control but Inhoff is having none of it. Durden's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Inhoff looking to finish Durden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Durden! Inhoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Durden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Durden tries to lock up and control but Inhoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Inhoff lands with some strikes. Durden avoids a series of strikes thrown by Inhoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poor strikes thrown by Inhoff there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Durden tries to hold on but Inhoff postures up. Durden taking shots to the head. Durden is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Inhoff throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Durden because Inhoff loaded up on that one. Inhoff avoids the attempt from Durden to control. Durden is looking to improve his position but Inhoff isn't that keen on the idea. Inhoff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Durden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Durden tries to lock up and control but Inhoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Inhoff working Durden over with strikes here. Durden tries to hold on but Inhoff postures up. Inhoff looking to ground and pound but Durden is blocking nicely. Inhoff working away from the top, dropping strikes. Inhoff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Durden tries to lock up and control but Inhoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Durden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Durden tries to lock up and control but Inhoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Inhoff misses with a head shot. Durden blocking the ground and pound. Durden is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Inhoff dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durden closes the distance looking to clinch and Inhoff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Inhoff. Durden working a defensive guard here.
Inhoff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durden's head. Inhoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Inhoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Inhoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Inhoff won't allow Durden to get back to his feet. Inhoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Durden's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Durden throws a head kick that misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Inhoff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Durden sprawls well initially but Inhoff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inhoff. Durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Durden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Durden pushes Inhoff off looking to stand but Inhoff dives back in and keeps control.
Inhoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Durden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inhoff. Inhoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head. Durden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Durden fails with the takedown and Inhoff counters with a shoot takedown. Durden fights it but they end up in guard. Durden has momentary wrist control but Inhoff slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Inhoff throwing strikes but missing. Inhoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Inhoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control. Inhoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control. Durden trying to strike off his back.
Inhoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Inhoff won't allow Durden to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Durden tries for a takedown but Inhoff circles away easily and Inhoff counters with a single leg into guard. Durden didn't expect that. Inhoff works over Durden with some ground and pound from guard. Durden throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Durden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inhoff is controlling him. Durden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Inhoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Inhoff landing some decent shots from guard. Inhoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Durden wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Durden shoots in but Inhoff avoids the takedown attempt easily. Jack Inhoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden. Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inhoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Inhoff avoids the head kick by Durden.
Inhoff blocks a head kick by Durden.
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. Inhoff scores with a takedown into Durden's guard. Inhoff lands a couple of decent looking shots. Jack Inhoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Durden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inhoff is controlling him. Inhoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Inhoff cracks Durden with a solid left hand. Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Inhoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Durden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Inhoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Inhoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around? Inhoff works over Durden with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Inhoff showed his dominance in that final round. Well Inhoff 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Inhoff!
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