Post by The Sandman on Jul 18, 2022 18:32:38 GMT -5
Patricio Freire! Patricio Freire! This is what the people are chanting here.
Patricio Freire is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Hatsu Hioki is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Patricio Freire is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Hatsu Hioki comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shinya Hioki and Pitbull circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Crisp uppercut by Pitbull followed by a hard jab
Hatsu Hioki stumbles back.
Patricio Freire tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Poorly executed technique. Hatsu Hioki looks to counter!
Some counter punches against Patricio Freire
land while he's on his bicycle.
0:52 Round 1 and Pitbull is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Quick hook by Patricio Freire
Good shot! Shinya Hioki has reasons to be worried.
Shinya Hioki leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Patricio Freire attempts to cut off Shinya Hioki with punches
Shinya Hioki avoids getting cornered.
Shinya Hioki tries to grapple
He puts Pitbull in a double underhook!
Pitbull doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Hatsu Hioki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Pitbull who put distance between them
Patricio Freire moves forward and launches a low kick.
Shinya Hioki blocks that.
A high kick from Patricio Freire
grazes Shinya Hioki's head, but he seems okay.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
A punch from Patricio Freire
grazes Shinya Hioki's right cheek.
Pitbull and Shinya Hioki circle around the center of the cage.
Hatsu Hioki is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shinya Hioki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pitbull wants nothing of that and pushes Shinya Hioki.
Hatsu Hioki just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Pitbull quickly defends.
Hatsu Hioki tries a hook to the body
but Pitbull manages to dodge it
Shinya Hioki is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Pitbull is smart enough to block that one.
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire was tooling Hatsu Hioki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hatsu Hioki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Hioki tries to move to full mount!
Pitbull won't allow him to take this position easily.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Shinya Hioki tries to move to full mount!
Pitbull won't allow him to take this position easily.
Shinya Hioki clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to half guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Hatsu Hioki in closed guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Pitbull works on the ground with his fingers over Shinya Hioki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Hatsu Hioki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire shows great balance while pushing away Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hatsu Hioki goes with a looping right hand while Patricio Freire jumps back and jabs
Shinya Hioki seems staggered and Patricio Freire runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shinya Hioki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Shinya Hioki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pitbull struggles... Hatsu Hioki is unable to take him down
Hatsu Hioki and Pitbull engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Patricio Freire is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Patricio Freire has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Hatsu Hioki attempts a sweep single...
Hatsu Hioki catches Patricio Freire's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shinya Hioki.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki tries to roll to his side and trap Patricio Freire in his guard...
Hatsu Hioki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki tries to roll to his side and trap Patricio Freire in his guard...
Hatsu Hioki moves to half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Hatsu Hioki is cooling the fight on the ground
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to move to full guard
Hatsu Hioki manages to switch to full guard.
Patricio Freire is in open guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Hatsu Hioki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Hioki clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Patricio Freire tries to pass Hatsu Hioki's guard...
Patricio Freire manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hatsu Hioki is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Patricio Freire and Shinya Hioki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hatsu Hioki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shinya Hioki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Hatsu Hioki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire shows great balance while pushing away Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull steps backwards away from Hatsu Hioki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shinya Hioki steps backwards away from Patricio Freire. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shinya Hioki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pitbull struggles... Hatsu Hioki is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Hatsu Hioki attempts a sweep single...
Patricio Freire was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Pitbull steps backwards away from Hatsu Hioki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Patricio Freire fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hatsu Hioki fakes a move and moves laterally.
Hatsu Hioki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hatsu Hioki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shinya Hioki pushes Patricio Freire and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull goes down.
Patricio Freire seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Hatsu Hioki!
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Hatsu Hioki positions himself and tries to finish this!
Patricio Freire blocks and dodges most of the punches! Hatsu Hioki seems frustrated!
Poorly executed technique. Patricio Freire looks to counter!
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Shinya Hioki
He succeeds!
That punishment by Hatsu Hioki has left Pitbull staggered! Hatsu Hioki should try push forward now and finish this!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Hatsu Hioki's arm and tries an armbar!
Shinya Hioki holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Shinya Hioki's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Patricio Freire.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to half guard.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Patricio Freire swings...
...no good.
Shinya Hioki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull won't budge, forcing Shinya Hioki to pull guard.
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull tries to escape from closed guard...
Pitbull struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to pass Hatsu Hioki's guard...
Patricio Freire manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Patricio Freire keeps control and remains in side mount.
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Pitbull's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shinya Hioki
Shinya Hioki breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Hatsu Hioki tries a hook to the body
but Pitbull manages to dodge it
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Pitbull moves backwards and Hatsu Hioki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The two exchange wildly
Pitbull is connecting with a few punches
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Hatsu Hioki fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pitbull's face!
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Hatsu Hioki looks to pass to mount...
Pitbull creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Brilliant combination from Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Hioki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Hatsu Hioki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Patricio Freire takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice low kick from Pitbull
but Hatsu Hioki stops it.
Pitbull clumsily fails here and it's time for Hatsu Hioki to fight back!
Shinya Hioki showing excellent timing, blasts Patricio Freire with a right hand.
Great hook by Hatsu Hioki! Patricio Freire is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Shinya Hioki is standing while Pitbull is on the ground on his back
Pitbull tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Pitbull climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Hatsu Hioki attempts a sweep single...
Hatsu Hioki catches Patricio Freire's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shinya Hioki.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Hatsu Hioki's arm and tries an armbar!
Shinya Hioki hold his own hand and breaks Pitbull's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Patricio Freire.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Hatsu Hioki looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Patricio Freire takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Hioki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire is cooling the fight on the ground
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Pitbull!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Crisp uppercut by Pitbull followed by a hard jab
Hatsu Hioki stumbles back.
Pitbull has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Shinya Hioki leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Shinya Hioki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Shinya Hioki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Hatsu Hioki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Patricio Freire jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Pitbull is trying to counter now!
Nice low kick from Pitbull
Loud pop!
Patricio Freire swings...
hard impact to Shinya Hioki's face!
Patricio Freire and Shinya Hioki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Shinya Hioki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Hioki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Solid jabs from Hatsu Hioki.
Nice punches.
Pitbull jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Patricio Freire pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Hatsu Hioki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pitbull is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hatsu Hioki pushes away Pitbull trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pitbull doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Hatsu Hioki
The fighters are clinching.
Pitbull tries to breaks Hatsu Hioki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Pitbull launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Shinya Hioki's ribs.
Shinya Hioki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Patricio Freire embrace and tries to move away...
Patricio Freire pushes Shinya Hioki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Pitbull tries to breaks Hatsu Hioki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Pitbull launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Shinya Hioki's ribs.
Hatsu Hioki pushes away Pitbull trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pitbull stumbles backwards and Hatsu Hioki circles to get the center of the cage
Shinya Hioki pushes Patricio Freire and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Shinya Hioki wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Pitbull doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Hatsu Hioki embrace and tries to move away...
Hatsu Hioki pushes Pitbull forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Patricio Freire slightly pushes Shinya Hioki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull won't budge, forcing Shinya Hioki to pull guard.
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull is in closed guard... Shinya Hioki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patricio Freire!
Hatsu Hioki is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire tries to roll to his side and trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard...
Patricio Freire gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki tries to escape from closed guard...
Pitbull waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Hatsu Hioki! He is reversed and nor Patricio Freire is on half guard!
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to free his leg
Patricio Freire uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shinya Hioki's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Hatsu Hioki manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire has seen better days.
Pitbull tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Patricio Freire hovers above Shinya Hioki
Good punches to Shinya Hioki's body.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to better his position on the ground...
Pitbull is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Shinya Hioki tries to stand up!
Pitbull doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Hioki decides to launch some tentative punches
Patricio Freire takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shinya Hioki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Patricio Freire's punches
Pitbull is on the receiving end of a great combo by Shinya Hioki.
Shinya Hioki pushes Patricio Freire and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Pitbull is the winner of this round.
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Round 5
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Hatsu Hioki tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Shinya Hioki clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Shinya Hioki leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Shinya Hioki has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Patricio Freire attempts to cut off Shinya Hioki with punches
Shinya Hioki reels from the strikes.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
Hatsu Hioki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patricio Freire is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shinya Hioki into his guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Hatsu Hioki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Hatsu Hioki tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Hatsu Hioki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Pitbull measures the resilience of Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shinya Hioki's side.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Patricio Freire is not able to stop Pitbull ground skills and Hatsu Hioki moves to side mount!
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Shinya Hioki
He succeeds!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki struggles on the ground and tries to break Patricio Freire's guard...
Hatsu Hioki is in Pitbull open guard now
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Shinya Hioki
He succeeds!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire launches a few punches to Shinya Hioki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shinya Hioki tries to cover his face,
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Hatsu Hioki tries to better his position on the ground...
Shinya Hioki breaks the closed guard of Patricio Freire and moves to half guard
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Stand up! This is what Shinya Hioki's cornermen are shouting. Patricio Freire is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Pitbull tries to show some ground skills
Patricio Freire put Shinya Hioki in half guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Hatsu Hioki in closed guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki tries to escape from the closed guard
Hatsu Hioki any adventage in the ground.
Hatsu Hioki gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to better his position on the ground...
Pitbull is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hatsu Hioki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Patricio Freire jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Pitbull studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull won't budge, forcing Shinya Hioki to pull guard.
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire looks to posture up and open Hatsu Hioki's guard...
Patricio Freire forces Hatsu Hioki to open his guard.
Patricio Freire is in open guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to free his leg
Patricio Freire uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shinya Hioki's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Shinya Hioki works on the ground with his fingers over Pitbull's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Patricio Freire keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shinya Hioki.
Winner is Patricio Freire by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 35/54 (65%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 633 s
Statistics: Hatsu Hioki
Punches 14/35 (40%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 7/17 (41%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 623 s
More finishes required.
Patricio Freire is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Hatsu Hioki is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Patricio Freire is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Hatsu Hioki comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shinya Hioki and Pitbull circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Crisp uppercut by Pitbull followed by a hard jab
Hatsu Hioki stumbles back.
Patricio Freire tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Poorly executed technique. Hatsu Hioki looks to counter!
Some counter punches against Patricio Freire
land while he's on his bicycle.
0:52 Round 1 and Pitbull is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Quick hook by Patricio Freire
Good shot! Shinya Hioki has reasons to be worried.
Shinya Hioki leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Patricio Freire attempts to cut off Shinya Hioki with punches
Shinya Hioki avoids getting cornered.
Shinya Hioki tries to grapple
He puts Pitbull in a double underhook!
Pitbull doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Hatsu Hioki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Pitbull who put distance between them
Patricio Freire moves forward and launches a low kick.
Shinya Hioki blocks that.
A high kick from Patricio Freire
grazes Shinya Hioki's head, but he seems okay.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
A punch from Patricio Freire
grazes Shinya Hioki's right cheek.
Pitbull and Shinya Hioki circle around the center of the cage.
Hatsu Hioki is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shinya Hioki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pitbull wants nothing of that and pushes Shinya Hioki.
Hatsu Hioki just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Pitbull quickly defends.
Hatsu Hioki tries a hook to the body
but Pitbull manages to dodge it
Shinya Hioki is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Pitbull is smart enough to block that one.
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire was tooling Hatsu Hioki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hatsu Hioki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Hioki tries to move to full mount!
Pitbull won't allow him to take this position easily.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Shinya Hioki tries to move to full mount!
Pitbull won't allow him to take this position easily.
Shinya Hioki clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to half guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Hatsu Hioki in closed guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Pitbull works on the ground with his fingers over Shinya Hioki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Hatsu Hioki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire shows great balance while pushing away Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hatsu Hioki goes with a looping right hand while Patricio Freire jumps back and jabs
Shinya Hioki seems staggered and Patricio Freire runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shinya Hioki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Shinya Hioki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pitbull struggles... Hatsu Hioki is unable to take him down
Hatsu Hioki and Pitbull engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Patricio Freire is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Patricio Freire has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Hatsu Hioki attempts a sweep single...
Hatsu Hioki catches Patricio Freire's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shinya Hioki.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki tries to roll to his side and trap Patricio Freire in his guard...
Hatsu Hioki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki tries to roll to his side and trap Patricio Freire in his guard...
Hatsu Hioki moves to half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Hatsu Hioki is cooling the fight on the ground
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to move to full guard
Hatsu Hioki manages to switch to full guard.
Patricio Freire is in open guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Hatsu Hioki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Hioki clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Patricio Freire tries to pass Hatsu Hioki's guard...
Patricio Freire manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hatsu Hioki is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Patricio Freire and Shinya Hioki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hatsu Hioki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shinya Hioki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Hatsu Hioki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire shows great balance while pushing away Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull steps backwards away from Hatsu Hioki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shinya Hioki steps backwards away from Patricio Freire. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shinya Hioki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pitbull struggles... Hatsu Hioki is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Hatsu Hioki attempts a sweep single...
Patricio Freire was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Pitbull steps backwards away from Hatsu Hioki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Patricio Freire fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hatsu Hioki fakes a move and moves laterally.
Hatsu Hioki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hatsu Hioki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shinya Hioki pushes Patricio Freire and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull goes down.
Patricio Freire seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Hatsu Hioki!
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Hatsu Hioki positions himself and tries to finish this!
Patricio Freire blocks and dodges most of the punches! Hatsu Hioki seems frustrated!
Poorly executed technique. Patricio Freire looks to counter!
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Shinya Hioki
He succeeds!
That punishment by Hatsu Hioki has left Pitbull staggered! Hatsu Hioki should try push forward now and finish this!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Hatsu Hioki's arm and tries an armbar!
Shinya Hioki holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Shinya Hioki's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Patricio Freire.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to half guard.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Patricio Freire swings...
...no good.
Shinya Hioki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull won't budge, forcing Shinya Hioki to pull guard.
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull tries to escape from closed guard...
Pitbull struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to pass Hatsu Hioki's guard...
Patricio Freire manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Patricio Freire keeps control and remains in side mount.
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Pitbull's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shinya Hioki
Shinya Hioki breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Hatsu Hioki tries a hook to the body
but Pitbull manages to dodge it
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Pitbull moves backwards and Hatsu Hioki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The two exchange wildly
Pitbull is connecting with a few punches
Shinya Hioki is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Hatsu Hioki fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pitbull's face!
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Hatsu Hioki looks to pass to mount...
Pitbull creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Brilliant combination from Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Hioki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Hatsu Hioki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Patricio Freire takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice low kick from Pitbull
but Hatsu Hioki stops it.
Pitbull clumsily fails here and it's time for Hatsu Hioki to fight back!
Shinya Hioki showing excellent timing, blasts Patricio Freire with a right hand.
Great hook by Hatsu Hioki! Patricio Freire is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Shinya Hioki is standing while Pitbull is on the ground on his back
Pitbull tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Pitbull climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Hatsu Hioki attempts a sweep single...
Hatsu Hioki catches Patricio Freire's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shinya Hioki.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Hatsu Hioki's arm and tries an armbar!
Shinya Hioki hold his own hand and breaks Pitbull's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Patricio Freire.
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Hatsu Hioki looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Patricio Freire takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Hioki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire is cooling the fight on the ground
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Pitbull!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Crisp uppercut by Pitbull followed by a hard jab
Hatsu Hioki stumbles back.
Pitbull has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Shinya Hioki leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Shinya Hioki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Shinya Hioki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Hatsu Hioki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Patricio Freire jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Pitbull is trying to counter now!
Nice low kick from Pitbull
Loud pop!
Patricio Freire swings...
hard impact to Shinya Hioki's face!
Patricio Freire and Shinya Hioki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Shinya Hioki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Hioki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Solid jabs from Hatsu Hioki.
Nice punches.
Pitbull jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Patricio Freire pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Hatsu Hioki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pitbull is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hatsu Hioki pushes away Pitbull trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pitbull doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Hatsu Hioki
The fighters are clinching.
Pitbull tries to breaks Hatsu Hioki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Pitbull launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Shinya Hioki's ribs.
Shinya Hioki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Patricio Freire embrace and tries to move away...
Patricio Freire pushes Shinya Hioki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Pitbull tries to breaks Hatsu Hioki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Pitbull launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Shinya Hioki's ribs.
Hatsu Hioki pushes away Pitbull trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pitbull stumbles backwards and Hatsu Hioki circles to get the center of the cage
Shinya Hioki pushes Patricio Freire and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Shinya Hioki wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Pitbull doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Hatsu Hioki embrace and tries to move away...
Hatsu Hioki pushes Pitbull forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Patricio Freire slightly pushes Shinya Hioki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull won't budge, forcing Shinya Hioki to pull guard.
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull is in closed guard... Shinya Hioki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patricio Freire!
Hatsu Hioki is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire tries to roll to his side and trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard...
Patricio Freire gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki tries to escape from closed guard...
Pitbull waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Hatsu Hioki! He is reversed and nor Patricio Freire is on half guard!
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to free his leg
Patricio Freire uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shinya Hioki's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Hatsu Hioki manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire has seen better days.
Pitbull tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Pitbull tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Patricio Freire hovers above Shinya Hioki
Good punches to Shinya Hioki's body.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to better his position on the ground...
Pitbull is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Shinya Hioki tries to stand up!
Pitbull doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Hioki decides to launch some tentative punches
Patricio Freire takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shinya Hioki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Patricio Freire's punches
Pitbull is on the receiving end of a great combo by Shinya Hioki.
Shinya Hioki pushes Patricio Freire and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Pitbull is the winner of this round.
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Round 5
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Hatsu Hioki tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Shinya Hioki clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Shinya Hioki leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Shinya Hioki has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Patricio Freire attempts to cut off Shinya Hioki with punches
Shinya Hioki reels from the strikes.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
Hatsu Hioki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patricio Freire is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shinya Hioki into his guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Hatsu Hioki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Hatsu Hioki tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Hatsu Hioki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Pitbull measures the resilience of Shinya Hioki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shinya Hioki's side.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Patricio Freire is not able to stop Pitbull ground skills and Hatsu Hioki moves to side mount!
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Hatsu Hioki in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Shinya Hioki
He succeeds!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki struggles on the ground and tries to break Patricio Freire's guard...
Hatsu Hioki is in Pitbull open guard now
Hatsu Hioki is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Shinya Hioki
He succeeds!
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire launches a few punches to Shinya Hioki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shinya Hioki tries to cover his face,
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Hatsu Hioki tries to better his position on the ground...
Shinya Hioki breaks the closed guard of Patricio Freire and moves to half guard
Hatsu Hioki is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Stand up! This is what Shinya Hioki's cornermen are shouting. Patricio Freire is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Pitbull tries to show some ground skills
Patricio Freire put Shinya Hioki in half guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Hatsu Hioki in closed guard.
Hatsu Hioki is in closed guard over Pitbull
Shinya Hioki tries to escape from the closed guard
Hatsu Hioki any adventage in the ground.
Hatsu Hioki gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Shinya Hioki is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Hatsu Hioki!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to better his position on the ground...
Pitbull is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hatsu Hioki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Patricio Freire jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Pitbull studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Hatsu Hioki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pitbull won't budge, forcing Shinya Hioki to pull guard.
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire looks to posture up and open Hatsu Hioki's guard...
Patricio Freire forces Hatsu Hioki to open his guard.
Patricio Freire is in open guard over Shinya Hioki
Pitbull moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Shinya Hioki
Patricio Freire tries to free his leg
Patricio Freire uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shinya Hioki's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Shinya Hioki works on the ground with his fingers over Pitbull's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Patricio Freire keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shinya Hioki.
Winner is Patricio Freire by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 35/54 (65%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 633 s
Statistics: Hatsu Hioki
Punches 14/35 (40%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 7/17 (41%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 623 s
More finishes required.
