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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Hennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Toyotomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideyoshi Toyotomi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Hennessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyotomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toyotomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hennessy circles away.
A punch combination from Toyotomi misses.
Toyotomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hennessy.
Toyotomi throws a low kick but Hennessy avoids it.
Toyotomi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Hennessy as he checks the leg kick.
Toyotomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hennessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hennessy avoids the head kick by Toyotomi.
Toyotomi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toyotomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toyotomi tries to clinch up.
Toyotomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hennessy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hennessy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Toyotomi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Toyotomi shrugs it off.
Hennessy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Toyotomi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hennessy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Toyotomi is surviving well by controlling Hennessy's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Hennessy postures up.
Toyotomi is working to get back to half guard.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Hennessy postures up.
Toyotomi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hennessy is pressing down on Toyotomi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toyotomi is holding on for now.
Toyotomi tries to roll over but Hennessy keeps him under control.
Hennessy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toyotomi keeps working.
Toyotomi has one foot on Hennessy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi swings for the body but Hennessy moves out of range.
Toyotomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hennessy circles away.
Toyotomi moves in looking to clinch but Hennessy pushes him off.
Toyotomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Toyotomi misses.
Toyotomi looks to land a right hand but Hennessy moved out of range.
Toyotomi tries to clinch up.
Toyotomi misses with a looping left.
Toyotomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyotomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hennessy slips a jab from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi throws an overhand right that lands on Hennessy's shoulder, as Hennessy tries to avoid the shot.
Hennessy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hennessy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hennessy throws a nice looking combination but Toyotomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Hennessy. Beautiful body shot.
Toyotomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyotomi looks gassed!
Toyotomi misses with a body shot
and Hennessy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hennessy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toyotomi gets full guard.
Toyotomi keeping moving, preventing Hennessy from controlling successfully.
Toyotomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Toyotomi working for a submission but Hennessy is keeping him at bay.
Hennessy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hennessy wants to control but Toyotomi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Toyotomi prevents Hennessy from getting the reversal.
Hennessy is working hard here to advance position.
Toyotomi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Toyotomi throws some wild stikes that Hennessy manages to avoid easily.
Hennessy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toyotomi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hennessy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Toyotomi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Toyotomi unloads with some shots from mount but Hennessy bucks and avoids them well.
Hennessy regains half guard.
Toyotomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hennessy wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Hennessy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Toyotomi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toyotomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hennessy lands a head shot.
Hennessy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hennessy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi throws a head kick that misses.
Sean Hennessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toyotomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toyotomi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hennessy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hennessy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toyotomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hennessy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hennessy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toyotomi is looking to reverse the position.
Hennessy wants to control but Toyotomi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Toyotomi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Toyotomi is trying to maintain the position but Hennessy is very close to passing his half guard.
Toyotomi is defending against the submission attempts here by Hennessy.
Toyotomi is trying to maintain the position but Hennessy is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Toyotomi is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toyotomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hennessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toyotomi tries to clinch up but Hennessy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hennessy cracks Toyotomi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hennessy moves out of range as Toyotomi throws a body kick.
Toyotomi misses with a combination
and Hennessy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hennessy throws a big shot that misses.
Toyotomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hennessy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toyotomi takes a swing at Hennessy's ribcage but misses.
Toyotomi misses with a low kick.
Toyotomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hennessy.
Toyotomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hennessy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toyotomi's guard now.
Hennessy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi wants to get back to his feet but Hennessy drags him back down.
Hennessy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Toyotomi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hennessy trying to control the position but Toyotomi is working away.
Toyotomi is trying to improve his position.
Hennessy wants to control but Toyotomi is keeping him busy.
Hennessy tries to move to mount but Toyotomi blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hennessy keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Toyotomi misses the target.
Hennessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toyotomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toyotomi slips a straight right by Hennessy.
Hennessy ducks under a wild hook from Toyotomi.
No joy there for Toyotomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Toyotomi. No joy for Hennessy on that attempt.
Toyotomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toyotomi darts in trying to clinch
and Hennessy counters with a left to the body.
Toyotomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hennessy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toyotomi throws a head kick but Hennessy moves out of range.
Toyotomi tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Hennessy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hennessy blocks the body kick.
Hennessy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Hennessy pushes him away.
Toyotomi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sean Hennessy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toyotomi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hennessy.
Toyotomi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Toyotomi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hennessy works his way into full mount!
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Hennessy postures up.
Toyotomi working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toyotomi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hennessy. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Hennessy postures up.
Toyotomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hennessy working for a submission but Toyotomi is keeping him at bay.
Toyotomi is squirming around, avoiding Hennessy's attempts to control the action.
Toyotomi can't escape the position.
Hennessy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toyotomi wants to control but Hennessy is having none of it.
Toyotomi is working to get back to half guard.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Hennessy pushes him away.
Hennessy controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Toyotomi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Toyotomi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hennessy is looking to take a break and control but Toyotomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hennessy working away.
Toyotomi regains half guard.
Toyotomi is looking to control Hennessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toyotomi avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Toyotomi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hennessy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toyotomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hennessy slips nicely into half guard.
Toyotomi is looking for a sweep. Hennessy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toyotomi is looking to control Hennessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toyotomi avoid being mounted?
Toyotomi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Toyotomi wants to get back to full guard.
Toyotomi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hennessy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hennessy tries to pass to full mount but Toyotomi defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Hennessy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hennessy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Hennessy!
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energy
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hype
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