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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamma Yahyaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yahyaoui has chosen Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manuel Simpson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamma Yahyaoui!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Simpson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yahyaoui parries the strikes from Simpson easily there. Simpson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yahyaoui to escape.
Check out the look on Simpson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Simpson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yahyaoui is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Simpson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Simpson landing a few strikes.
Simpson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yahyaoui taking punishment in the form of punches.
Simpson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yahyaoui rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Simpson's guard! Nice work there by Yahyaoui!
Simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet Simpson, not yet.
Simpson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Simpson.
Yahyaoui wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Simpson.
Simpson unloads with some shots from mount but Yahyaoui bucks and avoids them well.
Yahyaoui wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Simpson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yahyaoui hang on?
Simpson working the ground and pound effectively.
Simpson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Simpson landing strikes from the mount and Yahyaoui is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson working Yahyaoui over with strikes here.
Yahyaoui takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Simpson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Simpson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yahyaoui's face.
Yahyaoui looks winded!
Simpson 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.
Simpson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Yahyaoui slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Simpson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yahyaoui has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simpson lands a nice short elbow.
Simpson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Simpson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yahyaoui has managed to free his arm - good work.
Simpson is nestled in close to Yahyaoui, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Simpson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yahyaoui has managed to free his arm - good work.
Simpson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simpson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yahyaoui is trying to stand back up but Simpson is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yahyaoui defends it well.
Simpson is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Simpson 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.
Simpson has a takedown stuffed.
We've been informed that Yahyaoui has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yahyaoui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yahyaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simpson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yahyaoui's guard now.
Simpson throws a big elbow that misses.
Simpson with a nice head shot there.
Simpson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yahyaoui parries the strikes from Simpson easily there. Simpson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yahyaoui to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahyaoui is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Simpson working the ground and pound from side control.
Simpson tries to score with some ground and pound. Yahyaoui controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Simpson misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Simpson crashes against the mat.
Simpson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yahyaoui knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simpson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Simpson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to get an arm triangle but Yahyaoui is defending well.
Simpson 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.
Simpson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Simpson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yahyaoui is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Simpson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yahyaoui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Simpson.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yahyaoui can do to turn this around?
Simpson 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.
The strikes coming from Simpson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Simpson working the ground and pound.
Simpson tries to score with some ground and pound. Yahyaoui controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yahyaoui is working to avoid the ground and pound but Simpson connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahyaoui taking a bit of punishment here - Simpson scoring with strikes.
Simpson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Simpson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yahyaoui some visible discomfort.
Simpson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yahyaoui is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Simpson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Simpson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yahyaoui rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Simpson's guard! Nice work there by Yahyaoui!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Simpson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Yahyaoui wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a shoot takedown. Yahyaoui fights it but they end up in guard.
Yahyaoui wants to stand up but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson throws a big elbow that misses.
Yahyaoui wants to stand but Simpson is controlling the position.
Simpson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simpson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simpson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simpson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yahyaoui's head.
Yahyaoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manuel Simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yahyaoui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yahyaoui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simpson stands and throws Yahyaoui's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Simpson working the ground and pound but Yahyaoui is defending the strikes.
Simpson working the ground and pound.
Simpson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simpson looks up at the clock and then as Yahyaoui takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Simpson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yahyaoui tries to escape but Simpson is in control.
Simpson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yahyaoui is working to avoid the ground and pound but Simpson connects with a decent elbow.
Simpson working the ground and pound but Yahyaoui is defending the strikes.
Simpson lands an elbow.
Simpson in side control, throwing shots but Yahyaoui defends.
Simpson working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson cracks Yahyaoui with a big right hand but Yahyaoui just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Simpson scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Simpson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Simpson landing strikes.
Simpson landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with the ground and pound.
Simpson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yahyaoui has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Simpson but great work by Yahyaoui.
Yahyaoui scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yahyaoui landing strikes.
Simpson parries the strikes from Yahyaoui easily there. Yahyaoui is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Simpson to escape.
Simpson manages to get back to half guard.
Simpson is pressing down on Yahyaoui's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yahyaoui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yahyaoui is in close to Simpson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Simpson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Simpson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahyaoui is trying to stand.
Simpson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yahyaoui to regain full guard.
Yahyaoui wants to stand but Simpson is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamma Yahyaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yahyaoui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simpson.
Simpson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yahyaoui dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yahyaoui postures up and lands a big shot to Simpson's brow.
Manuel Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Simpson!
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