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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Inman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 cm
18
214 lbs
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175 cm
25
205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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, Harvey Glenn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Inman! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Inman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Glenn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inman thinking. Inman shoots for a double leg takedown but Glenn sprawls well. He's pushed Inman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Glenn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inman, pushing him back against the cage. Inman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Glenn is trying to keep an underhook but Inman manages to get the takedown into half guard. Inman stands up and beckons Glenn to join him on the feet. Inman with a poor takedown and Glenn counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harvey Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Inman. Inman shoots for a takedown but Glenn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Glenn misses with an uppercut. Inman saw that one coming. Carlos Inman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Inman wants to clinch. Inman shoots and misses and Glenn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Inman with a poor takedown and Glenn counters with a right hand to the body. Inman looks winded! The fight stays on the outside here - Inman looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Inman doesn't succeed with the takedown so Glenn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Glenn cracks Inman with a solid left hand. Glenn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glenn's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Glenn lands a couple of decent looking shots. Glenn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inman's head. Glenn 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. Glenn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inman's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Inman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Glenn controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glenn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Glenn drops back looking for a leg! Inman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Inman manages to kick Glenn off! Glenn jumps back into Inman's guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glenn's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Glenn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Glenn is stalling in the full guard. Glenn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glenn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Glenn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inman's head. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glenn's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Glenn lands a couple of decent looking shots. Inman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Inman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glenn. Glenn works over Inman with some ground and pound from guard. Glenn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Inman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Glenn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Glenn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Glenn sitting in guard here, content to control. Glenn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Glenn is stalling in the full guard. Inman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glenn. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Glenn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Glenn's corner is telling him to maintain position. Glenn wants to control from the top but Inman keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Glenn dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Inman shoots in but Glenn avoids the takedown attempt easily. Inman misses with a double jab.
Inman tries to close the distance and clinch but Glenn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Inman tries for a takedown but Glenn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Inman with a lazy takedown attempt and Glenn counters with a takedown into side control. Harvey Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Inman. Inman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Glenn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inman to see if he's OK. Inman is breathing heavily. Glenn controlling the position. Inman taking a bit of punishment here - Glenn scoring with strikes. Harvey Glenn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Inman is being controlled here. Glenn is chipping away with strikes.
Glenn just content to control the position. Glenn landing a few strikes. Glenn working the head and body with strikes. Glenn is putting a hurting on Inman here, landing some big shots from side control. Inman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Glenn connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glenn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Glenn scoring with punches from side control. Glenn controlling the position from side mount. Inman on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Glenn just content to control the position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An elbow from Glenn crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glenn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Glenn looks up at the clock and then as Inman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Glenn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Inman is trying to work for a sweep but Glenn has mounted him! Glenn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Inman hang on? Glenn trying to control but Inman is having none of it. Glenn lands with some strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Glenn wants to control the pace but Inman is squirming around nicely. Glenn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Inman is in a horrible position here. Glenn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Glenn looking to control and managing it successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Glenn 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Inman lands a head kick!
Inman is looking to clinch. Glenn swats away the attempt to clinch by Inman. Inman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glenn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Inman is looking to clinch. Inman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Glenn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glenn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glenn wants it to stay on the feet. Inman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Inman fails in his attempt to clinch. Inman with a poor takedown and Glenn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Harvey Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Inman. Glenn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Glenn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inman can do to turn this around? Glenn sitting and controlling from the half guard. Glenn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Glenn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glenn is trying to control. Inman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Glenn winds up and cracks Inman with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Glenn working the head and body with strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Glenn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Inman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Glenn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Glenn prevents Inman from standing back up.
Glenn winds up and cracks Inman with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Glenn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Inman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glenn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Glenn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Glenn is looking for a kimura here.
Glenn is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Inman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Glenn 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.
Nice strikes from Glenn there. Carlos Inman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Harvey Glenn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Glenn content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight! Harvey Glenn showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glenn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Glenn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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