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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MR Utslagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akinori Tadano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadano has chosen Elevator by Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MR Utslagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akinori Tadano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utslagen moves out of range of the body kick.
Utslagen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tadano.
Tadano gets a clinch.
Tadano looking to throw knees to the head but Utslagen is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tadano keeps control of Utslagen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Utslagen blocks an uppercut.
Utslagen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Utslagen managing to block the knees to the body from Tadano.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Utslagen working hard to break the clinch.
Tadano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tadano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Utslagen blocks an elbow strike from Tadano.
Tadano manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Utslagen is avoiding it.
Utslagen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tadano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tadano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horrible takedown by Utslagen or perhaps it was just good defense by Tadano which made him look bad.
Utslagen is breathing heavily.
Utslagen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tadano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Utslagen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Utslagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tadano shoots in and drives through. Utslagen sprawls well.
Utslagen lands an overhand right.
Tadano tries to clinch but Utslagen moves out of range.
Tadano blocks the body kick.
Utslagen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tadano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Utslagen shoots in for a double leg but Tadano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MR Utslagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tadano is looking to clinch.
Utslagen throws out a loose jab but Tadano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Utslagen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tadano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano has closed the distance and engaged Utslagen in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Utslagen.
Tadano decides to pull guard.
Utslagen stopping the sweep attempt from Tadano.
Tadano keeping moving, preventing Utslagen from controlling successfully.
Tadano pushes Utslagen off and gets back to his feet.
Tadano throws a front kick that sends Utslagen stumbling back into the cage.
Tadano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tadano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utslagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Utslagen is avoiding it.
Tadano throws a sloppy head kick and Utslagen moves out of range easily.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch but Utslagen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tadano lands a front kick.
Tadano tries to clinch up.
Tadano is looking to clinch.
Tadano throws a head kick but Utslagen moves out of range.
Utslagen misses with a low kick.
Utslagen looks to clinch
and Tadano moves into the clinch.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano is trying to maintain a safe position but Utslagen gets an underhook and turns Tadano into the cage.
Tadano breaks the clinch.
Tadano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tadano trying to control the position from guard on top but Utslagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadano stands up and waves to Utslagen to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utslagen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadano was well out of range. Poor timing from Utslagen.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano is looking to clinch.
Good work by Tadano as he checks the leg kick.
Utslagen misses with a leg kick
and Tadano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tadano.
Tadano manages to break the clinch.
Tadano tries to clinch but Utslagen is having none of it.
Utslagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Utslagen misses with a low kick.
Tadano tries to clinch but Utslagen is having none of it.
Tadano clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akinori Tadano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MR Utslagen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Utslagen pushes him off.
Utslagen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tadano to counter with a crisp jab.
Tadano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano tries to clinch up but Utslagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Utslagen misses with a body kick.
Tadano tries a head kick but it misses.
Utslagen throws a leg kick
and Tadano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tadano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tadano lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Utslagen managing to block the knees to the body from Tadano.
Tadano misses with a knee strike.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but Utslagen blocks it.
Utslagen tries to circle away but Tadano has him pinned against the cage.
Utslagen is trying to break the clinch but Tadano has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utslagen tries to throw a body punch but Tadano avoids it by throwing Utslagen back against the cage.
Tadano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Utslagen backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tadano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Utslagen's face.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tadano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tadano just leaning against Utslagen, taking a breather.
Utslagen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tadano.
Utslagen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tadano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Utslagen tries to pull guard but Tadano won't allow it.
Tadano looking to throw knees to the head but Utslagen is blocking nicely.
Utslagen blocks an elbow strike from Tadano.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tadano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utslagen is defending well for now.
Tadano looking for a takedown.
Utslagen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tadano has Utslagen pressed against the cage, preventing Utslagen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Utslagen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tadano darts in trying to clinch
and Utslagen counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Utslagen tries to land a leg kick but Tadano saw it coming and moves away.
Tadano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tadano tries to stand but Utslagen is controlling from the bottom.
Utslagen pushes Tadano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tadano avoids the head kick by Utslagen.
Tadano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Utslagen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tadano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Utslagen is avoiding it.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Utslagen is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Utslagen misses.
Utslagen misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Utslagen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tadano counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano tries to clinch up but Utslagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano tries to clinch but Utslagen moves out of range.
Tadano tries to clinch up.
Utslagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tadano tries to clinch but Utslagen is having none of it.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Utslagen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Utslagen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MR Utslagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tadano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Utslagen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tadano keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four 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.
Utslagen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tadano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tadano throws a sloppy head kick and Utslagen moves out of range easily.
Tadano clinches up with Utslagen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tadano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Utslagen's face.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Utslagen wants to get back to striking at distance but Tadano won't allow it.
Tadano misses with a knee strike.
Tadano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Utslagen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Utslagen is avoiding it.
Utslagen throws a body kick the misses
and Tadano moves into the clinch.
Tadano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tadano tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Utslagen.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Utslagen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tadano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Utslagen avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akinori Tadano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on MR Utslagen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Utslagen scores with a jab to the body.
Tadano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tadano throws a head kick that misses.
Utslagen throws a body punch but Tadano moves out of range.
Tadano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tadano wants it to stay on the feet.
Tadano throws a series of strikes that have Utslagen backpedaling.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Utslagen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tadano doesn't manage to clinch there - Utslagen circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Utslagen managing to block the knees to the body from Tadano.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tadano scores with a knee to the head.
Utslagen wants to break free but Tadano has control.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but Utslagen blocks it.
Tadano tries to circle away but Utslagen has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utslagen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
Tadano trying to stall but Utslagen improves his position.
Tadano just leaning against Utslagen, taking a breather.
Utslagen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but Utslagen blocks it.
Tadano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Utslagen looks to land a body kick but Tadano moved away.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Utslagen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Utslagen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch but Utslagen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tadano drives through and clinches with Utslagen against the cage.
Tadano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Utslagen's efforts to push away.
Tadano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Utslagen has had enough of the clinch but Tadano keeps him there for the moment.
Utslagen managing to block the knees to the body from Tadano.
Tadano connects with a knee to the head.
Utslagen jumps guard but Tadano stands there with Utslagen around his waist. Utslagen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Utslagen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MR Utslagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two 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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tadano.
Utslagen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Utslagen managing to block the knees to the body from Tadano.
Tadano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tadano throws an elbow but misses.
Utslagen stops a takedown attempt from Tadano.
Utslagen tries to circle away but Tadano has him pinned against the cage.
Tadano missing with knees to the body.
Utslagen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Utslagen avoids it.
Utslagen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
Utslagen tries to break free but Tadano pushes him back against the cage.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano trying to control the position but instead, Utslagen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tadano into the cage.
Tadano prevents Utslagen from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Utslagen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tadano's brow.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utslagen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Utslagen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tadano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Utslagen tries to break free but Tadano pushes him back against the cage.
Utslagen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Utslagen looking to throw knees to the head but Tadano is blocking nicely.
Tadano misses with a knee to the head.
Tadano misses with an elbow strike.
Tadano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tadano decides to pull guard.
Utslagen trying to control but Tadano is working from the bottom.
Tadano being controlled here, momentarily.
Tadano is trying to control the position but Utslagen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Utslagen wants to stand but Tadano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tadano keeping moving, preventing Utslagen from controlling successfully.
Utslagen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Utslagen looking to pass the guard.
MR Utslagen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tadano wants to stand up but Utslagen is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akinori Tadano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tadano 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akinori Tadano!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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