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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kida Masaomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaomi comes to the ring accompanied by Complication - ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D. Swift has chosen This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Nathan Swift is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kida Masaomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masaomi wants to control but Swift is keeping him busy.
Masaomi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swift, who protects the arm well.
Masaomi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Swift is trying to buck Masaomi off.
Masaomi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masaomi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Masaomi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Swift manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Masaomi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Masaomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masaomi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swift has managed to get both his arms back between Masaomi's legs - danger averted.
Swift is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Masaomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swift is one step ahead there.
Swift drops back looking for a leg! Masaomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masaomi manages to kick Swift off! Swift jumps back into Masaomi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masaomi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Swift passes Masaomi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Swift trying to control the action but Masaomi is working from the bottom.
Masaomi is pressing down on Swift's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Masaomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masaomi working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift postures up.
Masaomi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Masaomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swift is one step ahead there.
Masaomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masaomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Masaomi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swift defends it well.
Masaomi prevents Swift from improving his position.
Swift actively working from the bottom here.
Swift gets full guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Masaomi from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masaomi looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swift throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kida Masaomi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swift throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masaomi.
Swift looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Masaomi!
Masaomi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Masaomi gets back to full guard.
Masaomi working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
Swift wants to stand but Masaomi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masaomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Swift is pushing down on Masaomi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masaomi is fighting to maintain full guard but Swift has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swift prevents Masaomi from improving his position.
Swift is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Masaomi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Swift wants to control from the top but Masaomi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masaomi looking for a guillotine here but Swift defends easily.
Swift wants to get up but he can't break Masaomi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masaomi is on top in guard.
Swift keeping full guard, as Masaomi tries to pass.
Swift trying to control the position.
Swift is looking for a triangle but Masaomi pushes his legs off easily.
Swift looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masaomi is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
Masaomi forces his way into half guard.
Masaomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swift manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swift keeping full guard, as Masaomi tries to pass.
Swift working a defensive guard here.
Masaomi has gone for a leg lock! Swift slips out almost immediately though and dives into Masaomi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi wants to sweep here but Swift controlling him for the moment.
Masaomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masaomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Masaomi, not yet.
Swift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swift not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Masaomi wants to sweep here but Swift controlling him for the moment.
Swift is looking to advance position but Masaomi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Swift will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swift closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swift lands in his opponent's guard.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Masaomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masaomi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swift manages to get himself to full guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Masaomi from controlling successfully.
Swift looking to control.
Masaomi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Masaomi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swift trying to keep a closed guard but Masaomi is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaomi preventing the sweep.
Masaomi looking to pass the guard.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swift throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masaomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swift gets caught flat footed, as Masaomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Masaomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masaomi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Swift is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Swift has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masaomi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to control from the top but Masaomi keeps moving.
Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Masaomi keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully.
Masaomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to control Masaomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swift avoid being mounted?
Swift tries to get to full guard but Masaomi has control of the leg.
Masaomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Masaomi not doing much here.
Swift trying to control here.
Masaomi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swift has managed to free his arm - good work.
Swift moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Swift trying to keep a closed guard but Masaomi is proving a slippery customer.
Masaomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
Swift looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Swift is trying to keep Masaomi in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Swift just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swift shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Swift comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swift has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kida Masaomi!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kida Masaomi!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nathan Swift!
Kida Masaomi wins by split decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
34% |
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