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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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295 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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292 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Hombre!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hombre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Samoth circles away.
Hombre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Samoth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Samoth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hombre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samoth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hombre's guard.
Samoth won't allow Hombre to get back to his feet.
Samoth trying to control but Hombre is working from the bottom.
Samoth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Hombre is retaining full guard.
Hombre can't keep his opponent in guard - Samoth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samoth is trying to work for a kimura but Hombre is defending well.
Samoth is stalling here. Hombre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Samoth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hombre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Samoth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hombre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samoth can't do much from the bottom here.
Samoth is looking for a sweep.
Hombre remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hombre is looking to take a break and control but Samoth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hombre misses with a takedown attempt
and Samoth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hombre's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre trying to control the position.
Hombre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samoth stopping the sweep attempt from Hombre.
Samoth wants to control from the top but Hombre keeps moving.
Samoth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Samoth is looking to work some ground and pound but Hombre has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hombre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samoth throwing strikes but missing.
Hombre keeping moving, preventing Samoth from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Samoth throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hombre.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A good leg kick by Samoth.
Hombre lands with a nice combination. Samoth backs away looking to recover.
A good leg kick by Samoth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hombre darts in trying to clinch
and Samoth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herbert Hombre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hombre tries to keep at a distance but Samoth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Samoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samoth slows down the pace here.
Samoth manages to break the clinch.
Samoth throws a leg kick which misses Hombre's front leg but catches the back leg as Hombre tries to avoid it.
Hombre tries to keep at a distance but Samoth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hombre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hombre is pressed up against the cage. Samoth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hombre down to the mat. Hombre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hombre is predictable there
and Samoth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samoth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hombre prevents it.
Hombre is looking to break free of the clinch but Samoth has double underhooks.
Samoth has hold of one of Hombre's legs. Hombre is fighting the takedown attempt but Samoth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
Hombre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
Hombre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samoth manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hombre is working Samoth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samoth has his foot on Hombre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hombre works his way back into a safe position though.
Hombre passes Samoth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hombre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hombre content to control rather than advance.
Hombre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samoth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hombre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Hombre there.
Hombre prevents Samoth from improving his position.
Samoth is staying active underneath Hombre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samoth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hombre is aware though and is defending well.
Samoth wants to sweep here but Hombre controlling him for the moment.
Samoth is working hard here to advance position.
Hombre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samoth's head.
Samoth looking for a guillotine here but Hombre defends easily.
Hombre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samoth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hombre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hombre trying to control the position from guard on top but Samoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hombre won't allow Samoth to get back to his feet.
Samoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Samoth, not yet.
Hombre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hombre trying to control the position from guard on top but Samoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hombre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Samoth keeping full guard, as Hombre tries to pass.
Hombre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samoth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hombre misses with a takedown attempt
and Samoth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hombre misses with a takedown attempt
so Samoth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Hombre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hombre looking to control.
Samoth wants to pass the guard but Hombre is keeping the position.
Samoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Hombre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samoth wants to pass the guard but Hombre is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth stands and steps away. Hombre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Samoth misses with a takedown attempt
and Hombre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Samoth is trying to get back to full guard.
Hombre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samoth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samoth looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hombre is thwarting Samoth's attempts to control the position.
Samoth manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hombre trying to control but Samoth is working from the bottom.
Samoth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samoth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hombre.
Hombre landing with the ground and pound.
Hombre throwing strikes but missing.
Samoth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herbert Hombre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre looking to pass the guard.
Hombre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samoth has momentary wrist control but Hombre slips an elbow through the middle.
Hombre lands a couple of digs.
Samoth looking to control.
Samoth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samoth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mikael Samoth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hombre has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hombre's head.
Samoth prevents Hombre from improving his position.
Samoth tries to pass to full mount but Hombre defends it.
Samoth is looking to stall here but Hombre recovers full guard.
Samoth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hombre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samoth, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herbert Hombre.
Well Samoth 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 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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