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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis's entrance music is Tsunami. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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181 lbs
38 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
A slow jab from Sis misses its intended target.
Aoki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sis at a distance.
Sis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
Sis tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sis tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sis misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Sis.
Aoki with the counter takedown but Sis avoids it easily.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sis is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Sis circles away and we're back to standing.
Sis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Aoki tries to counter it with a takedown but Sis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice takedown defense from Sis. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Sis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Sis lands with a cross.
Aoki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aoki advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aoki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aoki lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sis is avoiding damage well.
Sis is trying to control Aoki's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Sis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Sis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aoki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sis is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis struggling a bit here.
Sis is looking for a sweep.
Sis wants to control but Aoki postures up.
Sis is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working the ground and pound but Sis is defending the strikes.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Sis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki throws a strike aimed at the side of Sis's head but Sis avoids it well.
Aoki throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Aoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Sis is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Aoki.
Sis is controlling Aoki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sis gets full guard.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Sis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Our spies down at at 5 Star Spar Bazaar inform us that Aoki has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aoki seems keen to control Sis's posture.
Aoki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sis controls the pace.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tatsuya Aoki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Sis
and Aoki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sis!
Sis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aoki.
Sis defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sis is trying to get back to half guard.
Aoki misses with the ground and pound.
Aoki throws a strike aimed at the side of Sis's head but Sis avoids it well.
Aoki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aoki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sis is trying to get back to half guard.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tatsuya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aoki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aoki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sis?
Aoki unloads with some shots from mount but Sis bucks and avoids them well.
Sis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aoki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Aoki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sis has worked his arm free - good work by Sis!
Aoki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sis manages to get back to half guard.
Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aoki trying to control the action but Sis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Sis defends it.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sis keeps working.
Sis trying to control but Aoki postures up.
That's four 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.
Sis wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Aoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Sis is having none of it.
Sis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sis keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sis is pulling down on Aoki's head to control his posture.
Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Sis blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sis throws out a powerful jab.
Sis throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nem Sis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aoki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sis misses with a body kick.
Aoki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sis misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sis defends it well.
Sis throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Sis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Aoki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis throws a shot to the body.
Sis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sis throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aoki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sis's guard.
Sis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sis wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sis is on top in guard.
Nem Sis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki wants to sweep here but Sis controlling him for the moment.
Aoki looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sis is defending well. Aoki quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Aoki celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsuya Aoki!
A relieved looking Tatsuya Aoki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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