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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frano Bilandzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bilandzija has chosen Croatia Pride as his entrance music. Frano Bilandzija has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Best's chin.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frano Bilandzija!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best swats away the attempt to clinch by Bilandzija.
Bilandzija throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Best avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Best throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bilandzija tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Best is in Bilandzija's guard.
Best with a nice head shot there.
Best is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Best scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Best chips away with some ground and pound.
Best trying to control but Bilandzija is working from the bottom.
Best scoring with punches to the head and body.
Best thows a big elbow that misses.
Best postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Best looking to pass the guard.
Best loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best scoring with some ground and pound.
Best has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bilandzija working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
Best's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Best wants to control from the top but Bilandzija keeps moving.
Best working some strikes from top position.
Bilandzija preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Best postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bilandzija looks gassed!
Best cracks Bilandzija with a solid left hand.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet but Best is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Best is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Best connects with a couple of short punches.
Best keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bilandzija's head.
Bilandzija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Best is working Bilandzija over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bilandzija working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best distracts Bilandzija with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bilandzija has momentary wrist control but Best slips an elbow through the middle.
Best landing with the ground and pound.
Best advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Best connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Frano Bilandzija has been cut.
Best changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bilandzija tries to avoid it but Best manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bilandzija to the ground. Bilandzija escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bilandzija lands a right hook to the body.
Best uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bilandzija gets caught flat footed, as Best shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bilandzija is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Best is controlling him.
Bilandzija has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Best is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bilandzija.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best working the ground and pound.
Bilandzija tries to improve position but can't.
Best working away.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bilandzija keeps working.
Best in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bilandzija is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bilandzija takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bilandzija taking a bit of punishment here - Best scoring with strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Best lands a nice forearm strike.
Bilandzija takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Best works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Best moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Best cracks Bilandzija with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Best cracks Bilandzija with a big elbow.
Best working the strikes but Bilandzija uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Best seems to be looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Best stops Bilandzija from getting back to his feet.
Best is trying to control the action in half guard but Bilandzija is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bilandzija taking some punishment here, with Best in his half guard.
Best scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bilandzija is looking for a sweep. Best is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Best is trying to control. Bilandzija wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Best working over Bilandzija with some ground and pound. Bilandzija looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet.
Bilandzija is trying to maintain the position but Best is very close to passing his half guard.
Best takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Best drops an elbow to the side of Bilandzija's head.
Best missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Best seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Best drops an elbow to the side of Bilandzija's head.
Bilandzija on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Best missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bilandzija tries to kick Best off but Best keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Best not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Best trying to control from half guard but Bilandzija is working away.
Best throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight 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.
Best working over Bilandzija with some ground and pound. Bilandzija looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Best is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet.
Best working the head and body with strikes.
Bilandzija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Best.
Bilandzija is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Best scores with a couple of nice shots.
Best not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Best winds up and cracks Bilandzija with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bilandzija is looking for a sweep. Best is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bilandzija keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Best connects with a nice short shot to Bilandzija's temple.
Bilandzija taking some punishment here, with Best in his half guard.
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. Best connects with a nice short shot to Bilandzija's temple.
Best wants to take a breather but Bilandzija is having none of it.
Best trying to mount his opponent but Bilandzija defends it.
Best throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Best not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Best thows a huge punch but Bilandzija dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Best dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frano Bilandzija's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Best shoots for a double leg takedown but Bilandzija sprawls well. He's pushed Best's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bilandzija throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
Bilandzija shoots for a takedown but Best saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Best shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Best working over Bilandzija with some ground and pound. Bilandzija looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Best working over Bilandzija with some ground and pound. Bilandzija looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bilandzija trying to hold on to Best's head to control him but Best postures up.
Best seems to be working for a kimura but Bilandzija defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bilandzija looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bilandzija is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Best scores with a couple of nice shots.
Best is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stan Best overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet.
Bilandzija tries to get to full guard but Best has control of the leg.
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.
Bilandzija is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Best scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Best connects with a nice short shot to Bilandzija's temple.
Bilandzija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Best.
Best not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Best wants to control but Bilandzija is keeping him busy.
Best not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bilandzija punching from the bottom.
Best missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Best not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bilandzija has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bilandzija trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Best lands a nice short elbow.
Bilandzija is trying to stand back up but Best is controlling him
Bilandzija is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bilandzija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Best.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet.
Best drops an elbow to the side of Bilandzija's head.
Bilandzija is not content to let Best control the position.
Best is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Best winds up and cracks Bilandzija with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Best sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bilandzija defending well though.
Best takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Best not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet.
Best trying to control from Bilandzija's half guard. Bilandzija has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bilandzija working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
Bilandzija is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bilandzija is on top in guard.
Bilandzija gets to his feet - Best follows without any prompting.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Best tries for a takedown but Bilandzija sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Best shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bilandzija as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Best shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Best wants to control but Bilandzija is keeping him busy.
Best trying to control the pace.
Best scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Best is looking to take a break and control but Bilandzija is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to work for an arm triangle but Bilandzija is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Best throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Best lands a nice short elbow.
Best lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Best slips a nice elbow through Bilandzija's hands, connecting with Bilandzija's forehead.
Best is nestled in close to Bilandzija, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bilandzija wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Best working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Best sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bilandzija defending well though.
Best throwing shots but Bilandzija is blocking nicely.
Best seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Best thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Best is looking to take a break and control but Bilandzija is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Best thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Best lands strikes from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Best missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Best is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bilandzija doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Best.
Best is trying to control the action in half guard but Bilandzija is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Best slips a nice elbow through Bilandzija's hands, connecting with Bilandzija's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Best wants to take a breather but Bilandzija is having none of it.
Stan Best is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bilandzija is controlling Best's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Best showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Best has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Stan Best!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Stan Best!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Stan Best!
Stan Best wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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