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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Am I Evil?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong gets caught napping as Hanamoto dives in and scores a takedown. Jong manages to retain guard.
Jong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Jong.
Hanamoto wanted to stand there but Jong had control of the position.
Hanamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanamoto's guard.
Hanamoto keeping full guard, as Jong tries to pass.
Jong trying to control but Hanamoto is working from the bottom.
Jong wants to pass the guard but Hanamoto is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jongis looking to pass into half guard but Hanamoto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hanamoto is in guard.
Jong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanamoto looking to pass the guard.
Hanamoto stands up and waves to Jong to follow him.
Kim Jong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jong throws a right and a left that Hanamoto avoids nicely.
Hanamoto moves in looking to clinch but Jong pushes him off.
Hanamoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jong is trying to defend but Hanamoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jong is looking for a sweep. Hanamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jong wants to get back to his feet.
Jong is looking to get back to full guard here but Hanamoto has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto stands up.
The crowd cheers as Jong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Jong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong throws a lazy right hand but Hanamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hanamoto slips a nice elbow through Jong's hands, connecting with Jong's forehead.
Hanamoto prevents Jong from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jong's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong has an active guard here but Hanamoto has managed to pass into half guard.
Hanamoto slips a nice elbow through Jong's hands, connecting with Jong's forehead.
Jong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanamoto preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanamoto uses it to pass to side control.
Hanamoto cracks Jong with a big elbow.
Jong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto tries to pass to full mount but Jong defends it.
Hanamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanamoto is working away from the top position though.
Jong tries to roll over but Hanamoto keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jong actively working from the bottom here.
Jong wants to get back to full guard but Hanamoto has mounted him!
Jong is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanamoto landing strikes from the mount.
Jong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto working Jong over with strikes here.
Hanamoto wants to control the pace but Jong is squirming around nicely.
Jong gets back to half guard.
Jong tries to get to full guard but Hanamoto has control of the leg.
Hanamoto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jong gets full guard.
Jong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jong trying to control but Hanamoto is working from the bottom.
Jong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jong stops Hanamoto from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanamoto is controlling Jong's posture.
Hanamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jong is one step ahead there.
Hanamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanamoto keeping moving, preventing Jong from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jong wants to control from the top but Hanamoto keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kim Jong wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hanamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanamoto.
Jong misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shuuji Hanamoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jong swings widly with a right hand
and Hanamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jong looking for subs from the bottom but Hanamoto mounts him!
Hanamoto scoring with strikes but Jong is staying in there.
Jong is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanamoto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jong manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jong throws a strike but Hanamoto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto working a defensive guard here.
Jong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanamoto trying to strike off his back.
Hanamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanamoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jong is aware though and is defending well.
Jong trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hanamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hanamoto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanamoto trying to control the action but Jong is working from the bottom.
Jong wants to get back to full guard.
Jong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanamoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanamoto's back!
Hanamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hanamoto can't escape the position.
Jong fails to take his opponent's back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hanamoto has worked his arm free - good work by Hanamoto!
Hanamoto struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is looking for a sweep.
Jong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jong working away.
Jong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jong is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hanamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jong is trying to move to mount but Hanamoto reverses beautifully and ends up in Jong's guard.
Hanamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jong has his foot on Hanamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanamoto uses it to pass to side control.
Hanamoto working the head and body with strikes.
Shuuji Hanamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Hanamoto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jong is looking for a sweep.
Jong is trying to control Hanamoto's posture but Hanamoto avoids it.
Jong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hanamoto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hanamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jong looks a forlorn figure.
Jong tries to reverse the position but Hanamoto maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Jong regains half guard.
Jong is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hanamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jong is trying to escape the mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanamoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Jong is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong is working to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto unloading with bombs!
Jong is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanamoto controlling from the full mount.
Hanamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Jong is trying desperately to improve position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jong?
Hanamoto looking to finish Jong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jong!
Jong is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hanamoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shuuji Hanamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanamoto 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Shuuji Hanamoto wins by unanimous decision!
Shuuji Hanamoto very nearly forgot to thank 10th Degree Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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