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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Foster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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274 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Tommy John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Foster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
Foster closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by John.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
John thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John tries to advance to mount but Foster denies him.
Foster is working to avoid the ground and pound but John connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws an elbow but Foster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foster tries to bench press John off him but John keeps the position.
Foster controls the position for a moment.
John is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Foster has escaped the position, nice work there.
John tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
John goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Foster rolls with the submission and now he's on top in John's guard! Nice work there by Foster!
John working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
John is breathing heavily.
Foster sitting in guard here, content to control.
John working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Foster stands and steps away. John gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foster throws a sloppy body shot
and John counters by clinching up.
Foster lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foster pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John misses with a knee strike.
John blocks an uppercut.
Foster lands a nice shot to the body.
John tries to pull guard but Foster holds him up against the cage and eventually John drops back down to his feet.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John passes to full mount!
John with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John landing shots from mount.
John dominating with strikes here.
John moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Foster has worked his arm free - good work by Foster!
Foster struggling a bit here.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Foster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
John is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John throws an elbow but Foster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foster throws John to one side and escapes!
John closes the distance but Foster moves to the side
and Foster counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster working aggressively here.
John wants a takedown.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foster.
Foster scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Foster gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foster lands a body shot.
Foster tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Foster back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foster.
John is rocked!
Foster managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benjamin Foster has been cut.
Foster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foster misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from John.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
John scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
A knee to the head by John.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John manages to pull guard.
Foster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
John keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster wanted to stand there but John had control of the position.
John looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Foster passes into side control.
Foster moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foster decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Foster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster is working John over against the cage.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and John manages to end up in side control.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foster parries the strikes from John easily there. John is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foster to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throwing shots but missing, from side control.
John working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
John advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Foster's cut.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a nice double leg into guard.
John thows a big elbow that misses.
John drops back, looking for a kneebar! Foster looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Foster looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Foster!
John sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John is working hard here to advance position.
John manages to get to full guard.
John has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Foster is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for John.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Foster clinches.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John is working Foster over against the cage.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Foster.
Foster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
John tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foster smiles and moves away.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Foster misses with a body punch
and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Foster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benjamin Foster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John lands an elbow inside.
Foster digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Foster as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Foster.
Foster lands a body punch.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with some punches.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but John persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benjamin Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters by moving into the clinch.
John working aggressively here.
John turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and John manages to end up in side control.
Foster prevents John from improving position.
John goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Foster rolls with the submission and now he's on top in John's guard! Nice work there by Foster!
John had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Foster is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. John Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Foster's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John doesn't have the hooks in and Foster manages to turn into his guard.
John has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
John has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.
Foster controlling from the top position.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.
Foster wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
John throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Foster escapes and throws John's legs to the side, diving into side control!
John is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foster stands up and beckons John to his feet.
John closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - John lands in his opponent's guard.
John pushes down on Foster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
John trying to mount his opponent but Foster defends it.
John is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foster defends it well.
John is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
John is trying to work for a kimura but Foster is defending well.
John is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time John.
John is looking to pass Foster's guard but actually Foster recovers to full guard.
John passes into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John is looking for a kimura here.
John throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
Foster is looking to escape.
John sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
John is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
John throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
John works his way into full mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
John has hold of Foster's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Foster manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Foster tries to reverse the position but John maintains control.
John lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Foster hang on?
John looking to ground and pound but Foster is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Foster has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Foster!
John looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Foster is defending well. John quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Foster has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! John celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy John!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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