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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dvargledare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dvargledare's entrance music is they might be giants. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Dvargledare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Dvargledare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dvargledare really is a fat lump.
Fisher throws a jab when Dvargledare was well out of range.
Fisher fails to land the takedown.
Fisher shoots in but no luck this time.
Dvargledare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Dvargledare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dvargledare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dvargledare wants to clinch
and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown. Dvargledare fights it but they end up in guard.
Fisher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fisher closes the distance but Dvargledare moves to the side
and Dvargledare counters by moving into the clinch.
Dvargledare prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas Dvargledare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Fisher wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvargledare is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dvargledare controlling the action here for a moment.
Dvargledare has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher lands a damaging elbow.
Dvargledare is pressed up against the cage. Fisher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dvargledare down to the mat. Dvargledare avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dvargledare 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.
Dvargledare is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dvargledare thows a big elbow that misses.
Fisher is trying to keep Dvargledare in close.
Dvargledare trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Dvargledare is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fisher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Dvargledare passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fisher misses with a combination
and Dvargledare counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - Dvargledare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dvargledare scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fisher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Fisher looks gassed!
Dvargledare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher trying to control here.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Dvargledare is controlling well.
Dvargledare 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dvargledare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Dvargledare counters with a single leg into guard. Fisher didn't expect that.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Dvargledare from controlling successfully.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dvargledare is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dvargledare wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Dvargledare is pushing down on Fisher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fisher is fighting to maintain full guard but Dvargledare has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dvargledare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dvargledare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fisher defends it well.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Dvargledare sits in half guard.
Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvargledare controlling the action here.
Dvargledare is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Dvargledare dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fisher wants to clinch but Dvargledare slips to the side
and Dvargledare counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
Dvargledare seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dvargledare thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dvargledare is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. Dvargledare eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dvargledare in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dvargledare pulls his head out easily.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Dvargledare is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dvargledare to get the leverage.
Dvargledare wants to take a breather but Fisher is having none of it.
Dvargledare missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dvargledare wants to take a breather but Fisher is having none of it.
Dvargledare really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Dvargledare will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Dvargledare counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dvargledare.
Fisher turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fisher manages to end up in side control.
Fisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dvargledare is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dvargledare is controlling Fisher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dvargledare wants to get back to full guard.
Dvargledare keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dvargledare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fisher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dvargledare might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fisher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dvargledare can't do much from the bottom here.
Dvargledare is not content to let Fisher control the position.
Fisher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dvargledare regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dvargledare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dvargledare wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.
Fisher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fisher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dvargledare is keeping the position for now.
Fisher drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dvargledare looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dvargledare looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dvargledare!
Fisher defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Dvargledare 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fisher darts in trying to clinch
so Dvargledare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Dvargledare controlling him for the moment.
Dvargledare throws a big right hand that misses.
Dvargledare controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dvargledare trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dvargledare drops back looking for a leg! Fisher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fisher manages to kick Dvargledare off! Dvargledare jumps back into Fisher's guard.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Dvargledare from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher trying to keep a closed guard but Dvargledare is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dvargledare moves into the clinch.
Fisher fails to pull guard.
Fisher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dvargledare pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Dvargledare throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dvargledare counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fisher's guard now.
Thomas Dvargledare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Dvargledare in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dvargledare trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Dvargledare slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - Dvargledare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dvargledare trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Dvargledare passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
Fisher wants to control but Dvargledare is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dvargledare trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dvargledare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spencer Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dvargledare is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fisher has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dvargledare prevents Fisher from getting the reversal.
Dvargledare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Fisher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Dvargledare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dvargledare 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Thomas Dvargledare!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Thomas Dvargledare!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Thomas Dvargledare!
Thomas Dvargledare wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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