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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Ono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Hard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ono tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Hard.
Ono tries to clinch but Hard moves out of range.
Ono moves out of range of the body kick.
Hard misses with a looping right.
Ono is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
Ono moves into the clinch.
Hard is trying to stall.
Hard avoids the elbow strike from Ono, against the cage.
Ono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hard is looking to break free of the clinch but Ono has double underhooks.
Ono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hard.
Hard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ono drives through and clinches with Hard against the cage.
Hard dodges an elbow strike from Ono.
Hard avoids a wild elbow strike from Ono.
Ono pushes off an throws an elbow but Hard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ono lands a knee to the body.
Ono lands an elbow just above Hard 's eye.
It looks like I Hard has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hard's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ono.
Hard takes an elbow to the temple.
Hard breaks from the clinch.
Ono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard misses with an uppercut. Ono saw that one coming.
Matt Ono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ono tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ono wants to clinch
and Hard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hard throws a series of punches but Ono avoids them all with ease.
Ono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ono lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hard!
Hard is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ono cracks Hard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ono controlling from mount.
Ono with shots to the head and body - Hard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ono looking to control but Hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hard is working to get back to half guard.
Ono landing punches.
Ono takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hard wants to hold on but Ono pushes him away.
Ono lands a nice shot to the head.
Ono postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hard looks a forlorn figure.
Hard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hard looks gassed!
Ono sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ono scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ono not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ono connects with a nice short shot to Hard's temple.
Ono wants to control but Hard is keeping him busy.
Hard missing with punches from the bottom.
Ono keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hard is trying to get back to full guard.
Hard punching from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hard counters with a right hand to the body.
Hard misses with a hook.
Matt Ono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
Hard thows a body shot but no joy.
Ono clinches up with Hard and pushes him back against the cage.
Hard is looking to break free of the clinch but Ono has double underhooks.
Ono misses with an elbow strike.
Ono landing knees to the body.
Ono missing with knees to the body.
Hard avoids a wild elbow strike from Ono.
Ono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hard blocks an elbow strike from Ono.
Ono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but Ono won't allow it.
Hard blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ono.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hard's brow.
Hard avoids a wild elbow strike from Ono.
Ono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Ono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on I Hard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ono lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ono darts in trying to clinch
and Hard counters with a stiff right hand.
Ono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ono wants to clinch.
Ono clinches up against the cage.
Hard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hard blocks an elbow strike from Ono.
Ono lands an elbow that stopped Hard in his tracks for a moment.
Ono lands an elbow inside that Hard shrugs off.
Ono lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up I Hard's cut even more.
Ono throws an elbow that misses.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Ono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ono throws an elbow but it misses.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but Ono won't allow it.
Ono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ono pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hard blocks an elbow strike.
Ono misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hard's brow.
Ono throws an elbow but it misses.
Ono lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hard blocks the elbow strike.
Ono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hard.
Hard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but Ono won't allow it.
Ono lands a knee to the body.
Ono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hard takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above I Hard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ono lands an elbow that stopped Hard in his tracks for a moment.
Ono lands a damaging elbow.
Ono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ono pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ono landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ono creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hard's defenses.
I Hard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ono lands an elbow inside that Hard shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at I Hard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Ono!
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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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