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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Momochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine Lovelair will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momochi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lovelair's half guard.
Lovelair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lovelair wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy.
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.
Lovelair controlling the position for now.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Momochi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lovelair has hold of Momochi 's hands but Momochi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Momochi 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.
Momochi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lovelair defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Momochi in particular looking to stall.
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lovelair is not content to let Momochi control the position.
That's two 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.
Momochi seems to be working for a kimura but Lovelair defends the submission attempt.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Momochi is pressing down on Lovelair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lovelair is holding on for now.
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Lovelair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi throwing shots but Lovelair is blocking nicely.
Momochi is looking to stall here but Lovelair recovers full guard.
Momochi 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lovelair is trying to keep Momochi in close.
Momochi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lovelair has wrist control.
Momochi looking to sit in guard and control but Lovelair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lovelair with a nice head shot there.
Momochi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Momochi looking for a guillotine here but Lovelair defends easily.
Momochi working for a triangle but Lovelair defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Momochi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lovelair won't allow Momochi to pass to mount.
Lovelair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Momochi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lovelair has hold of Momochi 's hands but Momochi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lovelair connects with the punch.
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Momochi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lovelair tries to work over Momochi 's front leg with a kick but Momochi checks it.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovelair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lovelair there as he acknowledges the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lovelair.
Momochi misses with a straight left.
Momochi lands a really nice looking cross but Lovelair seems unphased.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good standup being displayed there by Momochi as he connects with a hook.
Lovelair darts in and clinches Momochi up against the ropes.
Momochi can't get the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Momochi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Momochi managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Momochi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lovelair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Momochi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Momochi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lovelair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Momochi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lovelair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Lovelair.
Lovelair is pressed up against the ropes. Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovelair down to the mat. Lovelair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Momochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Momochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovelair has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Momochi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovelair.
Momochi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi scores with a decent looking hook.
Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Momochi avoids it.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Momochi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovelair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovelair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Momochi avoids it well.
Lovelair wants to clinch up but Momochi keeps it at a distance.
Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovelair clinches up with Momochi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Momochi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a body punch.
Momochi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Momochi .
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Momochi managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Momochi goes for a takedown attempt but Lovelair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lovelair misses with a straight left.
Momochi attempts a counter takedown but Lovelair avoids it well and moves away.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .
Momochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovelair.
Momochi scores with a jab.
Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Momochi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Momochi misses with a hook. Lovelair ducked under it nicely.
Lovelair tries to sprawl but Momochi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lovelair trying to control but Momochi postures up.
Momochi is looking to stall here but Lovelair recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Momochi throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovelair wants to improve his position but instead Momochi has moved into half guard.
Momochi 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.
Momochi prevents Lovelair from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Momochi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Momochi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Momochi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lovelair looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lovelair looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lovelair!
Momochi is looking to regain half guard here but Lovelair keeps moving and retains side control.
Momochi is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair scores with a couple of short elbows.
Momochi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at #ICC4ISREAL, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Momochi defending against the ground and pound.
Momochi is looking to reverse the position.
Lovelair looks up at the clock and then as Momochi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovelair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Momochi wants to control but Lovelair postures up.
Lovelair tries to score with some ground and pound. Momochi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Momochi is looking for a sweep.
Lovelair postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Momochi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Momochi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lovelair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Momochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Momochi wants to take a breather but Lovelair is having none of it.
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Lovelair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
Lovelair is looking to control Momochi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lovelair avoid being mounted?
Momochi is trying for a kimura here. Lovelair looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Momochi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandayu Momochi !
Sandayu Momochi made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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