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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Shiranami (ranked 3919 p4p, 4025 weight class) and Anthony Francis (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Shiranami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Francis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiranami trying to hold on to Francis's head to control him but Francis postures up.
Shiranami on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shiranami tries to get out of the position.
Francis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Francis there.
Francis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Francis works his way into side control.
Shiranami tries to buck Francis off but Francis is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiranami struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Francis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shiranami prevents Francis from improving position.
Francis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shiranami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiranami manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Francis trying to control but Shiranami postures up.
Francis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shiranami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Francis manages to get to full guard.
Shiranami controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shiranami defends well.
Shiranami looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shiranami's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis looking to control.
Shiranami scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shiranami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shiranami has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Francis is proving hard to escape from.
Shiranami is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shiranami tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiranami trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shiranami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Francis pushes Shiranami up against the cage in a clinch.
Francis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shiranami is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Francis to the mat. Francis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shiranami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francis's head.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shiranami pushes down on Francis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shiranami controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hayato Shiranami will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shiranami clinches with his opponent.
Francis tries for a takedown but Shiranami manages to get underhooks.
Shiranami pulls guard effortlessly.
Shiranami has control of Francis's left arm, preventing Francis from doing any damage.
Shiranami has momentary wrist control but Francis slips an elbow through the middle.
Francis passes Shiranami's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shiranami is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis working over Shiranami with some ground and pound. Shiranami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shiranami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Francis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shiranami gets full guard.
Francis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiranami is trying to control Francis's posture but Francis avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis has hold of Shiranami's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shiranami tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Francis cranks the arm and Shiranami screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shiranami, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Anthony Francis!
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hype
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