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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Asa Mccormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ale Jarod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asa Mccormick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ale Jarod! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Mccormick looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jarod throws a push kick but Mccormick slaps the foot to one side. Mccormick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Mccormick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mccormick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarod swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jarod doesn't succeed with the takedown and Mccormick counters with a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mccormick is looking to clinch. Jarod misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jarod fails in his attempt to clinch. Jarod wants to clinch up but Mccormick keeps it at a distance. Jarod shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mccormick sprawls well. Mccormick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jarod gets slowly back to his feet. Mccormick has closed the distance and engaged Jarod in a clinch.
Jarod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jarod has Mccormick pressed against the cage, preventing Mccormick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mccormick manages to break the clinch.
Jarod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mccormick clinches up with Jarod and pushes him back against the cage. Jarod is trying to force a seperation but Mccormick has the dominant position. Mccormick manages to break the clinch.
Jarod tries to clinch up but Mccormick circles away and keeps his distance. Mccormick darts in looking for a takedown but Jarod gets double underhooks and turns Mccormick into the cage. Mccormick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jarod fails to land the takedown. Asa Mccormick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ale Jarod. Mccormick tries to clinch up but Jarod circles away and keeps his distance. Jarod looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jarod misses with a takedown attempt and Mccormick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Mccormick tries to clinch there but Jarod circles away.
Jarod shoots for a takedown but Mccormick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mccormick moves out of range of the body kick from Jarod.
Jarod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccormick has a takedown stuffed. Mccormick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jarod did well to prevent Mccormick getting side control. Mccormick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jarod's head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mccormick in particular looking to stall. Jarod missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Mccormick dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mccormick avoids the head kick by Jarod.
Mccormick has Jarod up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarod tries to break free but Mccormick pushes him back against the cage. Jarod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jarod wants to break free but Mccormick has control.
Jarod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mccormick is trying to break the clinch but Jarod is controlling him. Jarod jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mccormick walks away with a smile on his face. Jarod gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Mccormick clinches with his opponent.
Jarod is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mccormick is defending well. Jarod jumps guard but Mccormick stands there with Jarod around his waist. Jarod gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Asa Mccormick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ale Jarod. Jarod jumps guard but Mccormick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Mccormick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mccormick takes the fight into the clinch. Jarod using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mccormick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mccormick has had enough of the clinch but Jarod keeps him there for the moment. Mccormick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jarod gets tackled into the cage by Mccormick. Mccormick maintains the clinch. Mccormick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccormick avoids the head kick by Jarod.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mccormick is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mccormick shoots in for a takedown but Jarod shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Mccormick tries to clinch there but Jarod circles away.
Mccormick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarod can do to turn this around? Mccormick gets a takedown into half guard. Mccormick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mccormick winds up and cracks Jarod with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Mccormick performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Jarod is trying to maintain the position but Mccormick is very close to passing his half guard. Mccormick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Mccormick lands with a punch from half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jarod tries to roll over but Mccormick keeps him under control. Mccormick is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Mccormick dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jarod shoots in but Mccormick avoids the takedown attempt easily. Jarod keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mccormick gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mccormick can't find room to land a body shot as Jarod controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mccormick gets underhooks to prevent Jarod's takedown attempt.
Mccormick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mccormick drives through and clinches with Jarod against the cage.
Mccormick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccormick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarod swats him away and circles back towards the center. Asa Mccormick is winning the standup battle so far. Mccormick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jarod pinned against the cage. Jarod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Jarod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mccormick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarod swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jarod doesn't manage to clinch there - Mccormick circles away.
Jarod looks to clinch and Mccormick counters by moving into the clinch. Jarod throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mccormick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccormick fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarod. Asa Mccormick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ale Jarod. Mccormick closes the distance and clinches. Mccormick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jarod cracks Mccormick with a good jab. A slow jab from Jarod misses its intended target. Mccormick tries to clinch but Jarod moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jarod shoots in for a takedown but Mccormick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Jarod wants to clinch. Mccormick gets a takedown into half guard. Ale Jarod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mccormick wants to stand up but Jarod is controlling the position.
Asa Mccormick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mccormick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight! Asa Mccormick showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mccormick 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Mccormick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
24% |
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