Post by The Sandmen on Dec 8, 2013 21:44:35 GMT -5
Michael Chiesa looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Ferocious staredown by Kawajiri while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Not a desiderable position that Kawajiri is in now. Michael Chiesa is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Chiesa goes to the body...
his punches graze Kawajiri's arm.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tatsuya Kawajiri is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Chiesa into his guard.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Kawajiri
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chiesa work his BJJ game.
Chiesa is moving on the ground...
Kawajiri tries to counter Chiesa's moves on the ground.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Chiesa is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Kawajiri fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Michael Chiesa's arm and tries an armbar!
Chiesa holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Chiesa's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tatsuya Kawajiri.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to show some ground skills
Tatsuya Kawajiri put Chiesa in half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chiesa a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Kawajiri's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Forehead
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa tries a kimura
Kawajiri breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to counter!
Tatsuya Kawajiri overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Chiesa pulls his arm out of danger.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa goes for an americana!
Kawajiri breaks free.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Chiesa positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kawajiri's being punished here!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Chiesa is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa hooks Kawajiri's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to kick Chiesa away and scrambles on top!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Chiesa
Chiesa tries to close his guard around Kawajiri
He succeeds!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Chiesa
Tatsuya Kawajiri doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Chiesa's moves.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Chiesa
Kawajiri is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa tries to better his position on the ground...
Chiesa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chiesa in his guard...
Michael Chiesa rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Chiesa is in rear mount over Kawajiri
Kawajiri has Chiesa controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Chiesa is unable to move under Kawajiri control.
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Michael Chiesa slides his arm under Tatsuya Kawajiri's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Tatsuya Kawajiri pulls down on Michael Chiesa's hand and staves off danger
Chiesa is in rear mount over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Michael Chiesa unil he can pull his arm free! Chiesa lost his dominant position.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Chiesa
Michael Chiesa isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Kawajiri blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Chiesa's guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Chiesa
Michael Chiesa launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Chiesa
Kawajiri launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Michael Chiesa rolls over himself and stands up while Tatsuya Kawajiri rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Tatsuya Kawajiri. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael Chiesa fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Michael Chiesa is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Michael Chiesa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Kawajiri blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cheek! Kawajiri stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Kawajiri's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Chiesa is standing while Kawajiri is on the ground on his back
Michael Chiesa creates space and allows Tatsuya Kawajiri to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Tatsuya Kawajiri is standing now.
Michael Chiesa was tooling Tatsuya Kawajiri for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tatsuya Kawajiri lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chiesa throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Kawajiri's Chin is beginning to swell
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Michael Chiesa.
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Round 2
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Tatsuya Kawajiri and Chiesa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Chiesa's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chiesa has a small cut in his Chin
Tatsuya Kawajiri circles around Chiesa
Tatsuya Kawajiri jabs at Chiesa
to no visible effect.
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Michael Chiesa charges at Kawajiri throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Kawajiri is rocked!
Brutal combination from Michael Chiesa!
Kawajiri is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Chin
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a body shot
Chiesa dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Michael Chiesa attempts to cut off Kawajiri with punches
Kawajiri reels from the strikes.
Kawajiri's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tatsuya Kawajiri's Mouth
Tatsuya Kawajiri's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chiesa launches a furious low kick!
Kawajiri receives a hard blow on his left leg!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Kawajiri was not intelligently defending himself!
Kawajiri hyper-extended his left leg
Winner is Michael Chiesa by TKO (Low kick) at 1:27 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 223 s
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 231 s
Destruction, plain and simple.
Ferocious staredown by Kawajiri while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Not a desiderable position that Kawajiri is in now. Michael Chiesa is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Chiesa goes to the body...
his punches graze Kawajiri's arm.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tatsuya Kawajiri is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Chiesa into his guard.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Kawajiri
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chiesa work his BJJ game.
Chiesa is moving on the ground...
Kawajiri tries to counter Chiesa's moves on the ground.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Chiesa is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Kawajiri fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Michael Chiesa's arm and tries an armbar!
Chiesa holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Chiesa's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tatsuya Kawajiri.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to show some ground skills
Tatsuya Kawajiri put Chiesa in half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chiesa a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Kawajiri's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Forehead
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa tries a kimura
Kawajiri breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to counter!
Tatsuya Kawajiri overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Chiesa pulls his arm out of danger.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa goes for an americana!
Kawajiri breaks free.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Chiesa positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kawajiri's being punished here!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Chiesa is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa hooks Kawajiri's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to kick Chiesa away and scrambles on top!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Chiesa
Chiesa tries to close his guard around Kawajiri
He succeeds!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Chiesa
Tatsuya Kawajiri doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Chiesa's moves.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Chiesa
Kawajiri is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa tries to better his position on the ground...
Chiesa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chiesa in his guard...
Michael Chiesa rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Chiesa is in rear mount over Kawajiri
Kawajiri has Chiesa controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Chiesa is unable to move under Kawajiri control.
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Michael Chiesa slides his arm under Tatsuya Kawajiri's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Tatsuya Kawajiri pulls down on Michael Chiesa's hand and staves off danger
Chiesa is in rear mount over Kawajiri
Michael Chiesa isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Michael Chiesa unil he can pull his arm free! Chiesa lost his dominant position.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Chiesa
Michael Chiesa isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Kawajiri blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Chiesa's guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Chiesa
Michael Chiesa launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Chiesa
Kawajiri launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Michael Chiesa rolls over himself and stands up while Tatsuya Kawajiri rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Tatsuya Kawajiri. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael Chiesa fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Michael Chiesa is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Michael Chiesa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Kawajiri blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cheek! Kawajiri stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Kawajiri's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Chiesa is standing while Kawajiri is on the ground on his back
Michael Chiesa creates space and allows Tatsuya Kawajiri to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Tatsuya Kawajiri is standing now.
Michael Chiesa was tooling Tatsuya Kawajiri for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tatsuya Kawajiri lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chiesa throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Kawajiri's Chin is beginning to swell
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Michael Chiesa.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Tatsuya Kawajiri and Chiesa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Chiesa's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chiesa has a small cut in his Chin
Tatsuya Kawajiri circles around Chiesa
Tatsuya Kawajiri jabs at Chiesa
to no visible effect.
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Michael Chiesa charges at Kawajiri throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Kawajiri is rocked!
Brutal combination from Michael Chiesa!
Kawajiri is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Chin
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a body shot
Chiesa dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Michael Chiesa attempts to cut off Kawajiri with punches
Kawajiri reels from the strikes.
Kawajiri's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tatsuya Kawajiri's Mouth
Tatsuya Kawajiri's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chiesa launches a furious low kick!
Kawajiri receives a hard blow on his left leg!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Kawajiri was not intelligently defending himself!
Kawajiri hyper-extended his left leg
Winner is Michael Chiesa by TKO (Low kick) at 1:27 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 223 s
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 231 s
Destruction, plain and simple.
Now I have to work on him but i have no plans to do so what so ever. Camp, here he comes. After his rookie season of course.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!