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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldsmith comes to the cage accompanied by Dos Equis. Sexyama has chosen Sexy Singing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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202 lbs
15 - 25 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
189 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexyama closes the distance and clinches.
Goldsmith has a couple of punches blocked by Sexyama.
Goldsmith has had enough of the clinch but Sexyama keeps him there for the moment.
Goldsmith blocking some punches.
Sexyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldsmith backwards.
Sexyama taking a breather.
Sexyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sexyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sexyama stalling the fight.
Sexyama lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Goldsmith.
Goldsmith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sexyama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goldsmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldsmiths head.
Goldsmith is looking for a takedown.
Goldsmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Sexyama controls his hands.
Sexyama gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexyama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goldsmith is just riding it out for now. Sexyama eventually gives up the hold.
Sexyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goldsmith at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sexyama.
Sexyama misses with a double jab.
Goldsmith is looking to counter the offense by Sexyama and move into the clinch.
Goldsmith moves out of range as Sexyama throws a body kick.
Goldsmith throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Sexyama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sexyama wants to clinch up but Goldsmith keeps it at a distance.
Sexyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sexyama content to control rather than advance.
Sexyama prevents Goldsmith from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sexyama works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexyama is looking to take a break and control but Goldsmith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in The Iron Palace inform me that Sexyama has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sexyama decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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.
Sexyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Sexyama looks to move away, Goldsmith throws a big counter combo bu Sexyama just gets out of the way.
Sexyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Goldsmith. No joy for Sexyama on that attempt.
Sexyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sexyama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Goldsmith.
Goldsmith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goldsmith misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Sexyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sexyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Sexyama backs away, Goldsmith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sexyama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sexyama wants it to stay on the feet.
Whack! Sexyama lands a heavy head kick that drops Goldsmith. The ref tackles Sexyama to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Goldsmith was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Yoshihiro Sexyama!
A relieved looking Yoshihiro Sexyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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