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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuyo Hayate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LaVern Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shirley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shirley working Hayate over with strikes here.
Hayate is trying to escape the mount.
Hayate gets back to half guard.
Hayate is looking to improve his position.
Hayate is looking to escape.
Shirley is thwarting Hayate's attempts to control the position.
Hayate moves into full guard.
Shirley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shirley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shirley with a nice head shot there.
Shirley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate keeping moving, preventing Shirley from controlling successfully.
Hayate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shirley wants to pass the guard but Hayate is keeping the position.
Shirley is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayate has wrist control.
Hayate looking for a guillotine here but Shirley defends easily.
Hayate is trying to keep Shirley in close.
Hayate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shirley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayate working for a guillotine from mount but Shirley is in no mood to give up.
Hayate throwing strikes here but Shirley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shirley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shirley is looking to escape.
Shirley is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirley has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Hayate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shirley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hayate.
Hayate moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shirley has worked his arm free - good work by Shirley!
Hayate is breathing heavily.
Shirley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shirley wants to improve his position but Hayate is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayate is working for a submission of some sort.
Hayate is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Shirley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shirley is looking to control Hayate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shirley avoid being mounted?
Shirley is looking for a sweep. Hayate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shirley is refusing to be controlled, as Hayate sits in half guard.
Hayate thows a huge punch but Shirley dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hayate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hayate lands in his opponent's guard.
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 Tatsuyo Hayate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shirley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shirley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shirley preventing the sweep.
Hayate has momentary wrist control but Shirley slips an elbow through the middle.
Hayate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shirley trying to control but Hayate is working from the bottom.
Hayate throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shirley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayate keeping moving, preventing Shirley from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hayate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shirley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayate won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayate is trying to control but can't.
Hayate is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shirley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shirley's back!
Hayate controlling well, preventing Shirley from escaping the position.
Shirley is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hayate gets his way!
Shirley tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shirley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shirley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shirley scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shirley!
Hayate is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shirley is surviving well by controlling Hayate's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirley tries to hold on but Hayate postures up.
LaVern Shirley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shirley is working to get back to half guard.
Shirley is trying to stand but he's just given Hayate his back.
Hayate is trying to stick to Shirley's back but Shirley is turning into Hayate. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hayate's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shirley.
Hayate has his foot on Shirley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shirley works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayate trying to control the position.
Shirley stopping the sweep attempt from Hayate.
Hayate keeping moving, preventing Shirley from controlling successfully.
Shirley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hayate is looking for a triangle but Shirley pushes his legs off easily.
Shirley distracts Hayate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hayate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shirley is controlling him.
That's four 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.
Hayate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hayate working for a triangle but Shirley defends it easily.
Shirley stands up from Hayate's guard - Shirley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shirley tries to clinch but Hayate moves out of range.
Hayate swats away the attempt to clinch by Shirley.
Hayate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shirley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shirley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaVern Shirley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shirley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayate sprawls well initially but Shirley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayate looking for submissions off his back.
Shirley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shirley.
Shirley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hayate!
Shirley controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shirley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley content just to control the position here.
Hayate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hayate is squirming around, avoiding Shirley's attempts to control the action.
Hayate tries to hold on but Shirley pushes him away.
Hayate is trying to escape the mount.
Shirley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayate tries to hold on but Shirley pushes him away.
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.
Hayate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayate is bucking up trying to escape but Shirley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hayate is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hayate sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hayate is looking for a sweep. Shirley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shirley thows a huge punch but Hayate dodges it nicely.
Shirley is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hayate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hayate wants to improve his position but instead Shirley has moved into half guard.
Hayate is looking to control Shirley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayate avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley working the head and body with strikes.
Hayate is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayate has hold of Shirley's hands but Shirley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shirley slips a nice elbow through Hayate's hands, connecting with Hayate's forehead.
Hayate wants to improve his position but Shirley is controlling well.
Hayate is looking to control Shirley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayate avoid being mounted?
Shirley wants to take a breather but Hayate is having none of it.
Hayate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hayate wants to sweep here but Shirley controlling him for the moment.
Shirley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shirley pushes down on Hayate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hayate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shirley.
Shirley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hayate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hayate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shirley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shirley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
LaVern Shirley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shirley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaVern Shirley!
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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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