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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Date (ranked 434 p4p, 56 weight class) and Von Magnaron (ranked 840 p4p, 104 weight class). Von Magnaron has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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170 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnaron throws a sloppy body shot
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Magnaron.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Date.
Date was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Date has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Date gets caught flat footed, as Magnaron shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Magnaron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnaron landing with the ground and pound.
Magnaron sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date wants to sweep but no luck.
Magnaron throwing strikes from guard but Date blocks nicely.
Magnaron controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magnaron throws an elbow that misses. Date uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magnaron's guard. Nice move by Date!
Magnaron wants to sweep here but Date controlling him for the moment.
Magnaron is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Date defends well.
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.
Magnaron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magnaron working a defensive guard but Date manages to pass into side control anyway.
Magnaron regains half guard.
Date not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date trying to control from half guard but Magnaron is working away.
Magnaron trying to control here.
Magnaron tries to roll over but Date keeps him under control.
Date is taking a breather. Magnaron says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Date is pressing down on Magnaron's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magnaron is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magnaron throws a leg kick but Date checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Magnaron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magnaron.
Magnaron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Date's hands.
Magnaron throws a poor cross that misses
and Magnaron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Magnaron. That snapped Date's head back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magnaron looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Date is fending him off so far but Magnaron persists. Nope, Date circles away and we're back to standing.
Date is looking to counter punch.
Mamoru Date is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnaron lands a leg kick that knocks Date off balance momentarily.
Magnaron misses with a low kick as Date jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Magnaron dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magnaron fails with the takedown
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Date ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Magnaron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Date.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magnaron is defended easily by Date.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnaron throws a lazy uppercut
and Date counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magnaron looks to throw the jab but Date is out of range.
Magnaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Date manages to avoid it.
Date seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron throws out a loose jab but Date uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Magnaron manages to circle out of the way.
Date keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnaron.
Date avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Date misses the target.
Magnaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
A quick step to the side and Date tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Date finds it's target.
Date throws a big shot that misses.
Magnaron throws a poor cross that misses
and Date counters with a series of strikes. Magnaron will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body punch from Magnaron.
Date slaps away a takedown attempt from Magnaron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mamoru Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Von Magnaron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Date sprawls well. Date wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magnaron gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnaron shoots for a takedown but Date saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Date was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magnaron feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Date works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magnaron looking to pass the guard.
Date keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magnaron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magnaron throws a big elbow that misses.
Magnaron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Date works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Date avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magnaron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magnaron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Magnaron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magnaron is looking to work some ground and pound but Date has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Magnaron throws a lazy uppercut
and Date connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magnaron looks to land a combination but Date avoids it well.
Date appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magnaron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Date manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Date swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Date throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magnaron looks to land a combination but Date avoids it well.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magnaron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magnaron misses with a body shot.
Date was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut
and Date counters with a good low kick that Magnaron was not able to check.
Magnaron misses with a leg kick
and Date counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamoru Date will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magnaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magnaron missing with a left hand there. Date was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Date throwing a counter right hand but Magnaron manages to avoid it.
Magnaron swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
Date tries to counter by clinching up but Magnaron breaks away and moves out of range.
Magnaron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Date's waist but Date gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magnaron off to one side.
Date seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Date swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnaron with a lazy takedown attempt
and Date counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Date.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Magnaron does no damage.
Magnaron ducks under a wild hook from Date.
Date lunges at Magnaron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magnaron's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magnaron looks for a takedown but Date sprawls well.
Date appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mamoru Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Von Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut.
Magnaron throws a lazy uppercut
letting Date counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Magnaron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Date doesn't seem phased though.
Magnaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Date manages to avoid it.
Date blocks a jab.
Date seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magnaron looks to throw the jab but Date is out of range.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron misses with a shot to the body
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Magnaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Date looks to land a right hand but Magnaron moved out of range.
Magnaron gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Date counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magnaron misses with a jab to the body
and Date counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magnaron is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnaron digs a good body shot into Date's ribs.
Magnaron is still on wobbly legs! Can Date finish him?
Magnaron throws the left hand but Date avoids the punch easily.
Magnaron seems to have recovered his senses.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
Magnaron dives in and grabs Date's left leg, looking for a takedown. Date pushes down on Magnaron's head and hops out.
Date is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Magnaron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Magnaron.
Magnaron tries for a takedown but Date circles away easily
and Date counters with a nice right hand that sends Magnaron toppling to the canvas! Magnaron scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Date finish him?!
Magnaron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magnaron tries for a takedown but Date circles away easily
and Date counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Magnaron out cold! What a finish! Date is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mamoru Date!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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