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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobayashi Jin (ranked 357 p4p, 588 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 49 p4p, 81 weight class). Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor moves away from the strike by Jin.
We've been hearing reports that Jin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Jin.
A head kick misses from Titor.
Jin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titor slips under a jab.
Titor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Titor slips a jab from Jin.
Jin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jin looks to score with a jab to the body but Titor is just out of range.
Titor throws a hook but Jin blocks it.
Kobayashi Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titor blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Titor has time to react.
Titor slips a straight right by Jin.
Jin throws a lazy right hand but Titor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Jin lands.
Jin misses with a lunging right hand
and Titor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Jin misses.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
Titor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jin misses with a right hand
letting Titor counter with a right hand.
Titor thuds his right hand into Jin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titor.
It seemed like Titor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jin throws an off balance right hand
and Titor counters with a series of strikes. Jin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jin throws a looping overhand right but Titor ducks down to avoid it.
Titor throws a combination. Jin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Titor slaps away a takedown attempt from Jin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Titor's waist but Titor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Jin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jin moves away from the strike by Titor.
Jin misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jin throws a shot from downtown. Titor moves away and avoids it.
Titor throws a series of punches but Jin moves out of range.
Titor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titor.
Titor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Titor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Titor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Jin misses with a hook
letting Titor counter with a right hand.
Jin walks into a straight right hand from Titor.
Jin throws a lazy right hand but Titor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Titor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Jin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Titor throws out the jab.
Jin leaves Titor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Titor. Titor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Titor throws a jab but it's blocked by Jin.
A quick step to the side and Jin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jin misses with a hook
and Titor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Jin misses.
Jin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jin jabs Titor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
Jin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jin cracks Titor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Titor looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Jin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Titor misses with a straight left.
A big right from Titor misses.
Titor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Titor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jin. Titor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titor ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Titor counters with a one-two to the body.
Titor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Titor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Titor coming out on top.
Titor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Titor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Jin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Titor.
Jin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jin.
Jin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Jin misses the shot to the body.
Jin looks to land a left hand but Titor moved out of range nicely.
Titor loads up on a big right hand but Jin slips the punch.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titor moves away.
Jin throws a looping overhand right but Titor ducks down to avoid it.
Jin lands with a shot to the body.
Titor misses with the combination.
Jin throwing a counter right hand but Titor manages to avoid it.
Titor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Titor cracks Jin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Titor lands a jab.
Titor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Titor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Titor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jin misses with a body punch
and Titor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Titor trying to control from half guard but Jin is working away.
Jin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jin trying to control but Titor postures up.
Jin is trying to get back to full guard.
Titor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Titor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Titor not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jin is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titor is trying to control the action in half guard but Jin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jin trying to control but Titor postures up.
Titor working the head and body with strikes.
Jin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Titor is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Titor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jin is holding on to half guard well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick from Titor lands but Jin takes it in his stride.
A jab from Jin misses.
Titor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jin.
Titor unleashes a big counter combination but Jin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
John Titor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Titor avoids the body shot from Jin.
Jin missing with a left hand there. Titor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jin misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Titor's head backwards.
Jin misses with a body shot
and Jin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Titor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jin manages to avoid it.
Jin thuds a left hand into Titor's body.
Titor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jin.
Jin misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Titor.
Titor misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titor cracks Jin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Titor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titor! But no joy.
Jin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Titor connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Jin does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jin throws a shot to the body.
Jin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jin cracks Titor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Titor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jin is trying to defend but Titor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jin manages to get to full guard.
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Titor is fighting to break Jin's control of his arms but Jin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor wants to get up but he can't break Jin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Titor has picked Jin up and slammed him! Jin can't keep hold of the triangle and Titor manages to pass to side control!
Jin being controlled for a moment.
Jin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Titor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Jin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Titor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kobayashi Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Titor stands up over Jin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Titor is looking to work some ground and pound but Jin has wrist control.
Titor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
John Titor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jin pulls Titor in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor postures up and lands a big shot to Jin's brow.
Jin is controlling Titor's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Titor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Titor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Titor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jin is trying to keep Titor in close.
Jin is pulling down on Titor's head to control his posture.
Titor is in close to Jin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Titor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Titor trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom.
Jin trying to keep a closed guard but Titor is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
John Titor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Titor is aware though and is defending well.
Titor passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Titor is keen to just control but Jin is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jin looking for submissions off his back.
Jin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Titor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Titor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Titor!
John Titor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Kobayashi Jin spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the support. I will did my best and hope you all support next time Congratulations to my opposition'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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