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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Summittwo Agano (ranked 885 p4p, 733 weight class) and Jarran Yagan (ranked 118 p4p, 97 weight class). Summittwo Agano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Good wrestler
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Summittwo Agano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarran Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agano lands a nice looking body shot.
Yagan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Agano lands a really nice looking cross but Yagan seems unphased.
Agano connects with a looping right hand.
Agano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agano connects with a jab.
Agano jabs Yagan right on the nose. Yagan blinks but takes it well.
Yagan walks into a jab.
Agano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Agano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Agano showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agano.
Agano content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agano is trying to control the action in half guard but Yagan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Agano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yagan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Agano works his foot free and advances to mount.
Agano 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.
Agano controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Agano has control of Yagan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yagan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yagan tries to hold on but Agano postures up.
Agano throwing strikes here but Yagan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Agano controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agano'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.
We've been hearing that Agano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Agano goes for an armbar but Yagan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yagan.
Agano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yagan is one step ahead there.
Yagan wants to pass the guard but Agano is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Agano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yagan has managed to get both his arms back between Agano's legs - danger averted.
Agano throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yagan escapes and throws Agano's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Agano tries to bench press Yagan off him but Yagan keeps the position.
Agano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agano is doing well to control the position and prevent Yagan from advancing to side control.
Agano trying to hold on to Yagan's head to control him but Yagan postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summittwo Agano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Agano swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
Agano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Agano fails with the takedown
and Yagan counters with an outside leg kick.
Agano takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Agano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yagan can do to turn this around?
Agano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Agano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yagan but Yagan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Agano finds it's way through Yagan's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agano lands a glancing blow to the side of Yagan's head.
Yagan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yagan at a distance.
Yagan gets caught napping as Agano dives in and scores a takedown. Yagan manages to retain guard.
Agano trying to control the position from guard on top but Yagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agano is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yagan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yagan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Agano passes Yagan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Agano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Agano is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Agano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yagan is keeping the position for now.
Yagan is trying to keep Agano in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan can't keep his opponent in guard - Agano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Summittwo Agano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Agano slows the pace down in half guard.
Agano stalling away here and it's allowed Yagan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Agano tries to free his leg and advance position but Yagan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Agano pushing down on Yagan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yagan won't allow Agano to pass to mount.
Agano is trying to control the action in half guard but Yagan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Agano throws a body shot but no joy.
Agano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yagan tries to avoid it but Agano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yagan to the ground. Yagan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Summittwo Agano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agano connects with a nice looking jab.
Agano's corner calls for a 1-2. Agano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Agano throws an overhand right that lands on Yagan's shoulder, as Yagan tries to avoid the shot.
Yagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yagan slips a jab from Agano.
Yagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Agano lands a right hook to the body.
Agano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summittwo Agano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Agano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summittwo Agano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Agano misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Agano there.
Agano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Agano.
Agano misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Yagan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yagan lands a big head kick that sends Agano tumbling to the mat! Yagan takes a step backwards and waves Agano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Summittwo Agano has been cut.
Agano works Yagan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agano blocks a head kick by Yagan.
Agano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Agano trying to control the position but Yagan is working away.
Yagan is trying to escape the position but Agano is controlling the position.
Jarran Yagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Yagan is right now.
Agano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yagan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Agano controls the position.
Agano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yagan!
Agano controlling the position easily from mount.
Agano is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yagan is surviving well by controlling Agano's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agano moves to back control.
What can Yagan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Agano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Agano is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Yagan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Yagan for a finish.
Agano just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Agano patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agano is not going to allow Yagan to sit and survive in this position.
Yagan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Agano.
Agano has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Agano trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Yagan doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Summittwo Agano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agano 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Summittwo Agano!
An out of breath Summittwo Agano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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