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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Kawamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makoto Kawamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Finley trying to control from the bottom.
Finley tries to roll over but Kawamoto keeps him under control.
Kawamoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kawamoto wants to control but Finley is keeping him busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Makoto Kawamoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kawamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finley tries to avoid it but Kawamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finley to the ground. Finley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kawamoto did well to prevent Finley getting side control.
Kawamoto tries to roll over but Finley keeps him under control.
Kawamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kawamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kawamoto is proving hard to escape from.
Kawamoto has control of Finley's left arm, preventing Finley from doing any damage.
Finley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kawamoto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Finley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finley won't allow Kawamoto to get back to his feet.
Kawamoto seems keen to control Finley's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawamoto keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
Finley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Makoto Kawamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kawamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kawamoto!
Kawamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kawamoto tries to buck Finley off but he can't manage it.
Finley has control of Kawamoto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kawamoto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Finley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Finley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Finley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kawamoto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Finley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kawamoto because Finley loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamoto wants to control but Finley is having none of it.
Finley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Finley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kawamoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kawamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finley.
Finley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kawamoto to his feet.
Kawamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawamoto thows a huge punch but Finley dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Finley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawamoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Finley's guard.
Kawamoto wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
Finley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finley tries to get out of the position.
Finley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kawamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Finley pushes Kawamoto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Finley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kawamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kawamoto tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Finley cracks Kawamoto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kawamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamoto prevents Finley from moving into mount.
Kawamoto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Finley trying to control the action but Kawamoto is working from the bottom.
Finley throws an elbow but Kawamoto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Finley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kawamoto struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Finley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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.
Kawamoto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kawamoto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Finley connects with a decent elbow.
Finley is chipping away with strikes.
Finley tries to score with some ground and pound. Kawamoto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Finley is looking to take a break and control but Kawamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finley with the ground and pound but Kawamoto regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Finley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finley lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kawamoto shoots in and bounces Finley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finley seems keen to control Kawamoto's posture.
Finley keeping moving, preventing Kawamoto from controlling successfully.
Finley looking for a sweep. Not yet Finley, not yet.
Kawamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Finley has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finley is keeping the position for now.
Kawamoto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kawamoto misses with a takedown attempt
so Finley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kawamoto is breathing heavily.
Finley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kawamoto misses with a takedown
and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.
Finley stalls.
Finley breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawamoto misses with a takedown attempt
letting Finley counter with a right hand.
Dakota Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makoto Kawamoto.
Finley clinches up with Kawamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Finley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finley moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Finley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kawamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
so Finley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Finley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finley throwing strikes from guard but Kawamoto blocks nicely.
Kawamoto trying to strike off his back.
Finley throwing strikes but missing.
Kawamoto keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
Kawamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawamoto's guard.
Kawamoto trying to control here.
Kawamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Finley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawamoto's head.
Finley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Finley wants to free his trapped foot but Kawamoto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Finley moves into full mount! Kawamoto won't be happy about that!
Kawamoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Finley punching from mount but Kawamoto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kawamoto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kawamoto tries to hold on but Finley postures up.
Finley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kawamoto hang on?
Dakota Finley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kawamoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finley has hold of Kawamoto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kawamoto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kawamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kawamoto wants to control but Finley is having none of it.
Kawamoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawamoto is looking to get to half guard.
Makoto Kawamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakota Finley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finley tries to control but Kawamoto wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Finley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finley 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Finley!
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energy
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