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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Incubus Zargoran (ranked 4395 p4p, 4442 weight class) and Franco Rojo (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 White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Incubus Zargoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franco Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zargoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojo.
Rojo lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zargoran circles away quickly and effectively.
Zargoran is looking to counter punch.
Rojo has Zargoran up against the cage in a clinch.
Rojo successfully pulls guard.
Rojo is looking for a triangle but Zargoran pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zargoran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rojo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zargoran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rojo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zargoran content to stall in guard here.
Rojo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zargoran's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zargoran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rojo is controlling him.
Rojo won't allow Zargoran to sweep him here.
Rojo wants to control from the top but Zargoran keeps moving.
Rojo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zargoran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rojo is working Zargoran over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zargoran looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rojo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rojo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Zargoran.
Zargoran is trying is best to control the position here.
Zargoran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rojo on the ground.
Rojo wants to stand up but Zargoran is controlling the position.
Rojo trying to control the action but Zargoran is working from the bottom.
Rojo is trying to work for a kimura but Zargoran is defending well.
Rojo is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zargoran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojo.
Rojo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rojo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rojo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zargoran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zargoran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojo on the side of the head.
Rojo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zargoran!
Zargoran tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zargoran is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rojo is controlling him well.
Zargoran struggling a bit here.
Zargoran tries to buck Rojo off but Rojo is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zargoran is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rojo is controlling him well.
Rojo working away.
Rojo moves into full mount!
Rojo looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zargoran 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.
Franco Rojo 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Zargoran. That snapped Rojo's head back.
The fighters circling - Zargoran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zargoran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojo looking to score a takedown here. Zargoran is defending well but Rojo drives through and ends up in Zargoran's guard.
Rojo tries to free his leg and advance position but Zargoran is retaining full guard.
Rojo content to stall in guard here.
Zargoran trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojo won't allow Zargoran to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo wants to control from the top but Zargoran keeps moving.
Zargoran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rojo's guard.
Zargoran postures up.
Franco Rojo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rojo wants to sweep here but Zargoran controlling him for the moment.
Rojo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zargoran won't allow Rojo to get back to his feet.
Rojo keeping moving, preventing Zargoran from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo controls Zargoran momentarily but Zargoran frees himself.
Zargoran trying to control but Rojo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zargoran.
Zargoran lands a nice shot that snaps Rojo's head back.
Rojo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rojo is breathing heavily.
Zargoran cracks Rojo with a good jab.
Zargoran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojo on the side of the head.
Rojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zargoran.
Rojo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zargoran throws a series of punches but Rojo avoids them all with ease.
Zargoran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojo is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo slips a straight right by Zargoran.
Zargoran lands a two punch combo.
Rojo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zargoran misses with a hook.
Zargoran sets himself, and Rojo steps forward looking for the clinch! Zargoran avoids it this time.
Incubus Zargoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zargoran is fending him off so far but Rojo persists. Nope, Zargoran circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zargoran's half guard.
Rojo prevents Zargoran from improving his position.
Zargoran is trying to control but can't.
Zargoran desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zargoran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rojo is working away from the top position though.
Rojo is keen to just control but Zargoran is a slippery customer.
Zargoran is trying to maintain the position but Rojo is very close to passing his half guard.
Rojo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rojo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rojo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zargoran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Incubus Zargoran dominated that second round.
That's time! Zargoran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zargoran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rojo.
Rojo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rojo prevents Zargoran from standing back up.
Zargoran trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rojo manages to pass to mount!
Zargoran tries to reverse the position but Rojo maintains control.
Rojo trying to control but Zargoran is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zargoran wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zargoran is looking to escape.
Rojo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zargoran is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojo trying to control but Zargoran is having none of it.
Rojo controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zargoran is looking to improve his position but Rojo isn't that keen on the idea.
Rojo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rojo tries to control but Zargoran wriggling away.
Zargoran is trying to stand.
Rojo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zargoran is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zargoran wants to control but Rojo is having none of it.
Rojo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zargoran is looking to escape.
Rojo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zargoran is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zargoran is controlling an arm, preventing Rojo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Zargoran is trying desperately to improve position.
Rojo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Incubus Zargoran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Zargoran misses.
Zargoran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zargoran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zargoran missing with a left hand there. Rojo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice combination there by Zargoran.
Zargoran misses the shot to the body.
Zargoran throws a lazy right hand but Rojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franco Rojo.
I think Rojo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Rojo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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