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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanoyama Shuntaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Marsh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Takanoyama Shuntaro's chin.
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199 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
26
220 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Marsh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanoyama Shuntaro! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marsh closes the distance and clinches. Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Marsh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Marsh won't allow Shuntaro to get back to his feet. Marsh trying to control but Shuntaro is working from the bottom. Marsh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Marsh prevents Shuntaro from getting back to his feet. Marsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Shuntaro is looking to stand up but Marsh isn't so interested in that idea. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marsh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to Shuntaro's brow. Shuntaro wants to stand up but Marsh is controlling him. Marsh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marsh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Shuntaro keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass. Marsh stands and throws Shuntaro's legs to the side, diving into side control. Marsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shuntaro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Marsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Marsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Shuntaro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Marsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shuntaro has escaped the position, nice work there. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shuntaro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Shuntaro is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Marsh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shuntaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Marsh misses with the ground and pound. Shuntaro pushes Marsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Marsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Marsh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Shuntaro tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marsh looking to break Shuntaro's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Shuntaro remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Marsh will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Marsh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shuntaro is defending well though. Marsh let's go of the attempt for now. Shuntaro fending off the submission attempt from Marsh. Shuntaro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Marsh's arms. Shuntaro trying to get back to his feet but Marsh is in full control for now. Marsh tightening his grip on Shuntaro, looking for the choke. Marsh looking for the RNC. Marsh is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shuntaro is trying to stand back up. Shuntaro has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Marsh. Shuntaro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Marsh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shuntaro is defending well though. Marsh let's go of the attempt for now. Shuntaro wants to get back to his feet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Marsh is cranking Shuntaro's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Shuntaro! He's tightened the choke and Shuntaro is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cain Marsh! A pretty intense looking Cain Marsh took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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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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