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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hop Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hop Sing!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian has a takedown stuffed.
Adrian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sing seems keen to control Adrian's posture.
Sing is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adrian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adrian looking to pass the guard.
Adrian has gone for a leg lock! Sing slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adrian's guard.
Sing slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sing content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adrian tries to get to full guard but Sing has control of the leg.
Sing not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adrian is refusing to be controlled, as Sing sits in half guard.
Adrian holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two 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.
Sing is thwarting Adrian's attempts to control the position.
Sing is controlling the pace.
Adrian kicks Sing off and gets back to his feet.
Adrian is breathing heavily.
Adrian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sing sneaks back into half guard.
Sing tries to get to full guard but Adrian has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adrian seems to be looking for submissions.
Sing wants to get back to his feet.
Sing actively working from the bottom here.
Sing is controlling Adrian's trapped leg to prevent Adrian from advancing to side control.
Sing striking from half guard on the bottom.
Adrian is just content to waste time from the top position. Sing takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sing looking for a sweep. Not yet Sing, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sing keeping moving, preventing Adrian from controlling successfully.
Sing wants to sweep here but Adrian controlling him for the moment.
Adrian trying to control but Sing is working from the bottom.
Adrian is in close to Sing's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sing keeping moving, preventing Adrian from controlling successfully.
Adrian is looking to stand up but Sing won't let him.
Sing looking for a sweep. Not yet Sing, not yet.
Adrian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Andrew Adrian will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adrian darts in and clinches Sing up against the cage.
Adrian tries to pull guard but Sing holds him up against the cage and eventually Adrian drops back down to his feet.
Adrian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adrian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sing is fending him off so far but Adrian persists. Nope, Sing circles away and we're back to standing.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adrian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Adrian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sing can't do much from the bottom here.
Adrian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Adrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adrian misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sing gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sing manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian trying to control the position from guard on top but Sing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sing controls Adrian momentarily but Adrian frees himself.
Adrian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adrian wants to stand but Sing has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sing is trying to get back to full guard.
Sing gets back to full guard.
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.
Sing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adrian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adrian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adrian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sing punching to the body, from the bottom.
Sing wants to stand and escape but Adrian is having none of it.
Sing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sing with shots to the head and body - Adrian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sing controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian is looking to get to half guard.
Adrian is squirming around, avoiding Sing's attempts to control the action.
Adrian wants to hold on but Sing pushes him away.
Sing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adrian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
You get the feeling that Adrian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adrian sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Adrian wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sing passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adrian!
Adrian is squirming around, avoiding Sing's attempts to control the action.
Sing looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adrian tries to hold on but Sing pushes him away.
Sing lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sing trying to control but Adrian is having none of it.
Adrian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sing on the ground.
Sing cracks Adrian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hop Sing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Adrian looks for a takedown but Sing sprawls well.
Sing looks to clinch
and Adrian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adrian tries to pass to full mount but Sing defends it.
Adrian is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sing trying to hold on to Adrian's head to control him but Adrian postures up.
Adrian trying to control the action but Sing is working from the bottom.
Sing trying to control from the bottom.
Sing looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adrian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sing controls his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adrian counters with a shoot takedown. Sing fights it but they end up in guard.
Adrian looking to pass the guard.
Adrian advances position into side control!
Adrian in side control lands a decent elbow.
Adrian working the body and head with strikes.
Sing is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sing is not content to let Adrian control the position.
Adrian taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sing is avoiding damage well.
Adrian is looking to take a break and control but Sing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sing can't do much from the bottom here.
Adrian tries to move to mount but Sing blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adrian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing is looking for a sweep.
Andrew Adrian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sing is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adrian off and has taken his back!
Sing landing with strikes.
Sing controlling from the back.
Sing is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Adrian tries to break free.
Sing lands strikes to the head.
Sing just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Adrian is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian is really stuck here.
Sing working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Adrian is doing well to defend. Sing seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Adrian is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hop Sing!
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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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