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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakanawa Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yamamoto's choice of entrance music: Awesome God - R-swift. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Duffy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakanawa Yamamoto! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Duffy looks for a takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. It seemed like Yamamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yamamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamamoto wants it to stay on the feet. Duffy scores with a takedown into Yamamoto's guard. Duffy stops Yamamoto from standing up. Duffy works a leg free and moves into half guard. Yamamoto is trying to stand.
Duffy is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Duffy is working for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duffy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Duffy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yamamoto for as long as he can get away with. Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duffy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Duffy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamamoto defending well though.
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. Duffy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Duffy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Duffy shoots in but Yamamoto avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Duffy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Duffy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Duffy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Duffy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Duffy gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. Yamamoto trying to get back to his feet but Duffy is in full control for now. Yamamoto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Duffy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Yamamoto could be in trouble here!
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Duffy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Duffy controls the position. Yamamoto is trying to stand back up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Duffy looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Yamamoto taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Duffy! The defeated Hakanawa Yamamoto had this to say: 'I'll grow from this, and come back better next time.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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