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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choto Kanabe (ranked 6108 p4p, 3631 weight class) and Jean Jacques (ranked 574 p4p, 429 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choto Kanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Jacques!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacques looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kanabe pulls Jacques in close to prevent any damage.
Jacques throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kanabe wants to sweep here but Jacques controlling him for the moment.
Jacques trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanabe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jacques lands a couple of elbows.
Jacques stopping the sweep attempt from Kanabe.
Jacques is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jacques content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jacques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanabe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanabe wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacques cracks Kanabe with a solid left hand.
Jacques scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kanabe controlling Jacques's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques wants to control from the top but Kanabe keeps moving.
Jacques chips away with some ground and pound.
Kanabe is pulling down on Jacques's head. It's preventing any offense from Jacques, at least for the moment.
Kanabe is trying to keep Jacques in close.
Jacques is looking to work some ground and pound but Kanabe has wrist control.
Jacques stands and throws Kanabe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jacques wants to control but Kanabe is keeping him busy.
Kanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacques on the ground.
Kanabe tries to bench press Jacques off him but Jacques keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kanabe tries to escape but Jacques is in control.
Kanabe tries to improve position but can't.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kanabe is looking for a sweep.
Jacques working the ground and pound but Kanabe is defending the strikes.
Jacques is working Kanabe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kanabe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jacques.
Jacques wants to control but Kanabe is keeping him busy.
Jacques landing strikes.
Kanabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacques scoring with punches and elbows.
Jacques trying to control the action but Kanabe is working from the bottom.
Jacques working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jacques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kanabe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kanabe tries to get out of the position.
Kanabe is trying to control Jacques's posture but Jacques avoids it.
Jacques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jacques tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacques has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kanabe tries to buck Jacques off but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacques has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kanabe defending against the ground and pound.
Jacques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kanabe keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe taking a bit of punishment here - Jacques scoring with strikes.
Jacques working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kanabe is trying to get back to half guard.
Jacques tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacques has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kanabe is trying to improve his position.
Kanabe is trying to control Jacques's posture but Jacques avoids it.
Kanabe dodges the ground and pound from Jacques.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacques trying to control the position but Kanabe is working away.
Jacques landing strikes.
Jacques advances nicely into full mount.
Jacques has control of Kanabe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kanabe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kanabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Jacques dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jacques shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanabe pinned against the cage. Kanabe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kanabe darts in and clinches Jacques up against the cage.
Jacques blocks a body shot from Kanabe.
Kanabe slows down the pace here.
Jacques is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kanabe to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacques changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kanabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jacques has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Choto Kanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Jacques.
Kanabe leaves Jacques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jean Jacques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kanabe ducks under a wild hook from Jacques.
Kanabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacques throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kanabe's waist but Kanabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacques off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanabe clinches with his opponent.
Jacques tries to pull guard but Kanabe holds him up against the cage and eventually Jacques drops back down to his feet.
Kanabe lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jean Jacques has been cut.
Kanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe prevents the takedown attempt.
Kanabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacques controls his hands.
Jacques has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kanabe after a bit of a struggle.
Kanabe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jacques clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacques manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kanabe's guard. Nice work there by Jacques.
Kanabe wants to stand and escape but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kanabe wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacques distracts Kanabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacques throwing strikes from guard but Kanabe blocks nicely.
Jacques gets to his feet - Kanabe follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacques.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown but Kanabe shows good takedown defense.
Jacques tries for a takedown but Kanabe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jacques.
Kanabe tries to clinch but Jacques moves out of range.
No luck for Jacques with that takedown attempt.
Jacques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacques.
Jacques shoots for a takedown but Kanabe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kanabe tries to clinch there but Jacques circles away.
Jacques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanabe has managed to clinch.
Kanabe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe tries a body shot but Jacques blocks it.
Kanabe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jacques kicks off Kanabe and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanabe tries to clinch but Jacques moves out of range.
Jacques tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanabe gets a clinch.
Jacques tries to pull guard but Kanabe won't allow it.
Jacques wants to take the fight to the mat but Kanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jacques turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jacques manages to end up in side control.
Jacques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kanabe is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Choto Kanabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Jacques's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kanabe is looking to clinch.
Jacques shoots in and gets a takedown into Kanabe's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanabe pulls Jacques in close to prevent any damage.
Jacques scoring with some ground and pound.
Jacques is looking to work some ground and pound but Kanabe has wrist control.
Jacques is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kanabe trying to control the position here.
Kanabe is working an open guard so Jacques takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacques tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kanabe defends well and Jacques ends up having to push Kanabe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacques throws a lazy right hand but Kanabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacques.
Kanabe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacques trying to control from half guard but Kanabe is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kanabe is trying to maintain the position but Jacques is very close to passing his half guard.
Kanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kanabe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kanabe continues to stall.
Jacques wants to pass the guard but Kanabe is defending well.
Jacques not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacques is looking for a kimura here.
Jacques wants to take a breather but Kanabe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kanabe is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacques is trying to control the action in half guard but Kanabe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kanabe wants to get back to full guard.
Jacques thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kanabe is looking to improve his position.
Kanabe is working hard here to advance position.
Jacques is trying to control the action in half guard but Kanabe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kanabe pushes Jacques off looking to stand but Jacques dives back in and keeps control.
Jacques working Kanabe over with strikes.
Kanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacques is keen to just control but Kanabe is a slippery customer.
Kanabe kicks off Jacques and gets to his feet.
Kanabe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacques is trying to pull guard but Kanabe has him pressed against the cage.
Jacques has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kanabe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Choto Kanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Jacques.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe throws an elbow that misses.
Jacques tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kanabe just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Kanabe.
Choto Kanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacques prevents a body shot from Kanabe.
Kanabe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jacques fails to pull guard.
Jacques takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacques blocks a body shot from Kanabe.
Kanabe cracks Jacques with a nice body shot.
Kanabe lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kanabe lands an elbow that stopped Jacques in his tracks for a moment.
Kanabe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanabe lands with a left to the head.
Kanabe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kanabe manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanabe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacques knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jacques tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kanabe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kanabe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kanabe stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Choto Kanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kanabe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Choto Kanabe!
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