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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joani Carv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okabi Rarorotieshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joani Carv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okabi Rarorotieshima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rarorotieshima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carv tries a head kick but it misses.
Rarorotieshima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carv but Carv pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rarorotieshima shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rarorotieshima trying to control from Carv's half guard. Carv has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carv is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rarorotieshima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carv looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima wants to control from the top but Carv keeps moving.
Carv is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rarorotieshima trying to control but Carv is working from the bottom.
Carv trying to keep a closed guard but Rarorotieshima is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carv shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carv was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rarorotieshima looks gassed!
Rarorotieshima blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima wants to hold on but Carv pushes him away.
Rarorotieshima is squirming around, avoiding Carv's attempts to control the action.
Carv content just to control the position here.
Carv tries to control but Rarorotieshima wriggling away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carv dominating with strikes here.
Rarorotieshima is squirming around, avoiding Carv's attempts to control the action.
Carv landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carv misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rarorotieshima is working to get back to half guard.
Carv tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carv looking to finish with strikes here!
Rarorotieshima is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
Carv get's back to his feet.
Rarorotieshima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carv.
Rarorotieshima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carv throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joani Carv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rarorotieshima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rarorotieshima gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carv to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rarorotieshima wants to control the position but Carv says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joani Carv dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rarorotieshima misses with a takedown attempt
so Carv counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carv is looking to stand up but Rarorotieshima won't let him.
Carv sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carv advances to half guard.
Carv seems to be looking for submissions.
Rarorotieshima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carv is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Carv is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carv passes to side control.
Carv trying to control the position but Rarorotieshima is working away.
Carv working away.
Carv decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rarorotieshima to his feet.
Carv throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two 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.
Rarorotieshima checks a low kick from Carv.
Carv misses with a low kick.
Rarorotieshima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carv.
Carv won't allow Rarorotieshima to get back to his feet.
Carv passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rarorotieshima takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carv trying to control the action but Rarorotieshima is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima regains half guard, as Carv was trying to land strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carv in particular looking to stall.
Carv wants to control but Rarorotieshima is keeping him busy.
Rarorotieshima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carv is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Joani Carv overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Carv seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Carv looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like Carv is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rarorotieshima throws a right and a left that Carv avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joani Carv dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rarorotieshima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rarorotieshima wants it to stay on the feet.
Carv doesn't manage to clinch there - Rarorotieshima circles away.
Carv throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rarorotieshima was covering up waiting for the punch and Carv finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rarorotieshima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carv.
Carv wants to control from the top but Rarorotieshima keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rarorotieshima controls Carv momentarily but Carv frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Carv scores with a takedown into Rarorotieshima's guard.
Carv wants to stand but Rarorotieshima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carv looking to pass the guard.
Rarorotieshima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carv stands up and waves to Rarorotieshima to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carv tries to clinch but Rarorotieshima moves out of range.
Carv is looking to clinch but Rarorotieshima is avoiding it.
Carv misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joani Carv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rarorotieshima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joani Carv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rarorotieshima has his takedown stuffed
and Carv counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carv passes Rarorotieshima's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carv.
Carv trying to control the position from guard on top but Rarorotieshima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carv works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rarorotieshima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carv seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rarorotieshima keeping hold of Carv's head, controlling as best he can.
Carv missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okabi Rarorotieshima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Rarorotieshima trying to hold on to Carv's head to control him but Carv postures up.
Carv is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rarorotieshima is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Carv jumps into side control!
Joani Carv is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carv moves into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joani Carv showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carv 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joani Carv!
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