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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ma Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ma Chao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Pot!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chao.
Pot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pot looks to land a right hand but Chao moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chao circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Pot misses.
Chao looks for a takedown but Pot sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot throws a hook to the side of Chao's head but Chao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chao dives in and grabs Pot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pot pushes down on Chao's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ma Chao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Pot 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.
Pot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chao tries to clinch up but Pot circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pot throws a right and a left that Chao avoids nicely.
Chao looks for a takedown but Pot sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chao fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ma Chao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot throws a looping overhand right but Chao ducks down to avoid it.
Chao dodges the punch combination from Pot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pot misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Pot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pot swats away the attempt to clinch by Chao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pot but Pot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corey Pot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pot is fending him off so far but Chao persists. Nope, Pot circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Pot throws out a loose jab but Chao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chao's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot is looking to work some ground and pound but Chao has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chao is keeping the position for now.
Pot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pot throwing strikes but missing.
Pot stands up over Chao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four 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.
Chao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pot.
Chao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pot throws a sloppy strike and Chao has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Pot is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ma Chao!
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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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