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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Mccarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokai Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Mccarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokai Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mccarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka misses with a head kick.
Mccarty wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tanaka scores with a three punch combo!
Mccarty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mccarty pulls guard successfully.
Mccarty looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mccarty working for a triangle but Tanaka defends it easily.
Mccarty trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to stand but Mccarty is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mccarty pulls Tanaka in to control the position.
Mccarty throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mccarty has control of Tanaka's left arm, preventing Tanaka from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tanaka tries to keep at a distance but Mccarty has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tanaka pulls guard.
Mccarty with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tanaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccarty.
Mccarty chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccarty 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.
Mccarty cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
Mccarty is working Tanaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mccarty chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mccarty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka 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.
Mccarty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mccarty stands up over Tanaka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tanaka is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mccarty presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mccarty jumps guard and drags Tanaka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mccarty pulls Tanaka in close to his closed guard and prevents Tanaka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mccarty lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty has control of Tanaka's left arm, preventing Tanaka from doing any damage.
Mccarty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mccarty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Mccarty keeps moving.
Mccarty looking for a sweep. Not yet Mccarty, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mccarty pulls Tanaka in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tokai Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tobias Mccarty will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mccarty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mccarty pushes Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Mccarty manages to pull guard.
Tanaka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tanaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanaka stops Mccarty from standing up.
Mccarty seems keen to control Tanaka's posture.
Tanaka stops Mccarty from standing up.
Tanaka is standing up over Mccarty. Mccarty looks to escape but Tanaka dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka stands up and beckons Mccarty to his feet.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mccarty.
Tokai Tanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mccarty drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tanaka sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarty shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mccarty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccarty circles away quickly and effectively.
Mccarty is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Tanaka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mccarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Tanaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mccarty tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mccarty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mccarty showed some decent athleticism there.
Mccarty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mccarty lands a nice short elbow.
Tanaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mccarty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mccarty lands with a punch from half guard.
Mccarty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mccarty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mccarty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mccarty lands strikes from half guard.
Tanaka gets back to full guard.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Mccarty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mccarty puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mccarty winds up and cracks Tanaka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka is trying to control but can't.
Mccarty misses with a head shot. Tanaka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mccarty postures up and lands a big shot to Tanaka's brow.
Mccarty working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanaka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tanaka tries to break free but Mccarty pushes him back against the cage.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mccarty fails to pull guard.
Mccarty gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mccarty lands a couple of digs.
Mccarty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccarty.
Mccarty lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Mccarty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mccarty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Mccarty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tanaka uses from the top position.
Tanaka trying to control but Mccarty is working from the bottom.
Mccarty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tanaka escapes and throws Mccarty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mccarty struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mccarty wants to control but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mccarty is trying to control Tanaka's posture but Tanaka avoids it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mccarty gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mccarty looking for submissions off his back.
Tanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Mccarty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Mccarty is a slippery customer.
Mccarty is looking to control Tanaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mccarty avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mccarty drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mccarty.
Mccarty missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
Mccarty pulls Tanaka into guard.
Mccarty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tanaka tries to stand but Mccarty is controlling from the bottom.
Mccarty wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka preventing the sweep.
Tanaka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mccarty is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tanaka, into his guard.
Mccarty throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanaka tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Mccarty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mccarty, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Mccarty!
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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
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