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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Neil (ranked 1554 p4p, 199 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 2378 p4p, 286 weight class). Neil comes into the arena with Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider blaring out of the sound system. 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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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonan tries to clinch
and Neil counters with a head kick. That will keep Chonan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Neil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chonan checks it well.
Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
Neil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Neil lands with a shot to the body.
Neil avoids the body shot from Chonan.
Neil takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Neil as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil fails with a takedown attempt.
Neil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Neil throws out a leg kick but Chonan moves out of range and Neil only half commits.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chonan slips under a jab from Neil.
A big left from Neil misses.
Chonan blocks the body kick.
Neil misses with a straight right.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neil digs a good body shot into Chonan's ribs.
Chonan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neil closes the distance and pushes Chonan back into the cage.
Neil tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Neil back against the cage.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan letting Neil take a breather here.
Neil misses with a body punch.
Neil is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neil is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
I was talking to Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chonan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Neil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Neil misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neil misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Neil 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Neil fails to land.
Neil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Chonan being controlled against the cage.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Neil controls the action.
Neil lands with a right to the head.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Neil.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neil tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
Neil gets through Chonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Neil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
Neil manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan wants to stand but Neil is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chonan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
Neil is looking to land body kicks.
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chonan.
A swing and a miss from Chonan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chonan checks a leg kick.
Neil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neil fails with a takedown attempt.
Chonan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chonan.
Neil blocks a jab.
James Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chonan rushes Neil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Neil.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but Neil blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chonan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan pushes Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Neil misses with some punches.
Neil stalling in the clinch.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neil tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Neil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Neil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan presses Neil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
A short left from Neil.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Neil is avoiding it.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil looks to land a body kick but Chonan moved away.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Neil is avoiding it.
Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Neil tries a low kick but Chonan avoids it.
Neil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Chonan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neil instigates a clinch.
Neil controlling the action here for a moment.
Neil taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil gets control of Chonan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neil will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neil is trying to keep Chonan in close.
Neil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chonan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Neil circles away.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick from Neil lands but Chonan takes it in his stride.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
A jab from Neil does it's job there.
Neil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chonan darts in and clinches Neil up against the cage.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Neil as the two fighters clinch.
Neil is struggling to control the position.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but Neil blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
Neil lands with a left to the head.
Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neil throws a hook but Chonan blocks it.
Neil feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Neil takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan lands a nice shot that snaps Neil's head back.
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Jab, jab by Chonan - just one landing.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Neil pushes him off.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chonan lands a head shot.
Neil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil connects with a solid leg kick.
Neil misses with a body shot
and Chonan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neil lands a shoulder strike.
Chonan is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
Neil misses with the head strike.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neil is looking to control Chonan's arms but Chonan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neil has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Chonan.
Neil avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
A right hand to the body from Neil.
Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil stalling against the cage.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Neil stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Neil up against the cage.
Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan misses with a knee to the head.
Chonan is working Neil over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neil's brow.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Chonan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a knee strike.
Neil misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Neil fails to land.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Neil turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piranha Chonan.
I think Chonan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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