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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Mcmahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Yotoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Yotoka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Mcmahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Yotoka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yotoka clinches with his opponent.
Yotoka pulls guard successfully.
Mcmahon stopping the sweep attempt from Yotoka.
Mcmahon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yotoka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yotoka wants to stand up but Mcmahon is controlling him.
Yotoka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yotoka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcmahon won't allow Yotoka to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yotoka looking to control but Mcmahon passes into half guard.
Yotoka tries to get to full guard but Mcmahon has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yotoka wants to control but Mcmahon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yotoka tries to get to full guard but Mcmahon has control of the leg.
Mcmahon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yotoka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcmahon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcmahon wants to stand but Yotoka is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yotoka has closed the distance and engaged Mcmahon in a clinch.
That's two 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.
Yotoka is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcmahon gets an underhook and turns Yotoka into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yotoka has had enough of the clinch but Mcmahon keeps him there for the moment.
Yotoka pulls guard effortlessly.
Yotoka is trying to control the position but Mcmahon postures up.
Yotoka striking off his back but it's not causing Mcmahon any problems.
Yotoka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcmahon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yotoka is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yotoka looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcmahon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yotoka 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.
Mcmahon postures up and lands a big shot to Yotoka's brow.
Yotoka has his hands on Mcmahon's head, controlling the position.
Mcmahon postures up.
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.
Mcmahon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yotoka looking to control.
Yotoka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yotoka pushes Mcmahon up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yotoka jumps into guard, dragging Mcmahon to the mat.
Yotoka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcmahon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Yotoka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcmahon tries to sprawl but Yotoka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mcmahon kicks Yotoka off and gets back to his feet.
Mcmahon gets caught flat footed, as Yotoka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yotoka wants to control from the top but Mcmahon keeps moving.
Mcmahon is trying to keep Yotoka in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yotoka throwing strikes from guard but Mcmahon blocks nicely.
Mcmahon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yotoka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcmahon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mauricio Mcmahon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yotoka rushes Mcmahon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmahon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yotoka is defending well.
Yotoka trying to land knees to the body.
Mcmahon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yotoka is trying to keep an underhook but Mcmahon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yotoka kicks off Mcmahon and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yotoka throws a sloppy head kick and Mcmahon moves out of range easily.
Yotoka moves into the clinch.
Yotoka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcmahon trying to land knees to the body.
Mcmahon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcmahon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yotoka.
Mcmahon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yotoka tries to advance to mount but Mcmahon instead regains half guard.
Yotoka throwing shots but Mcmahon is blocking nicely.
Mcmahon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcmahon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Yotoka wants to take a breather but Mcmahon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yotoka wants to stand up but Mcmahon is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yotoka tries to pass to full mount but Mcmahon defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yotoka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mcmahon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yotoka is in Mcmahon's guard.
Yotoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcmahon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcmahon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yotoka is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Yotoka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yotoka throws a head kick but Mcmahon moves out of range.
Mcmahon shoots in for a takedown but Yotoka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yotoka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yotoka wants to pass to mount but Mcmahon is defending the position.
Mcmahon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yotoka is keen to just control but Mcmahon is a slippery customer.
Mcmahon lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Yotoka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kyle Yotoka has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yotoka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcmahon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yotoka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yotoka lands a jab-cross combination.
Yotoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yotoka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yotoka drives through with a takedown into Mcmahon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mcmahon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yotoka manages to get himself to full guard.
Yotoka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yotoka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yotoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcmahon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcmahon landing with the ground and pound.
Yotoka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcmahon's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yotoka looking to sit in guard and control but Mcmahon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mcmahon distracts Yotoka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcmahon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yotoka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mcmahon is now in half guard.
Mcmahon is thwarting Yotoka's attempts to control the position.
Mcmahon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcmahon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yotoka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Mcmahon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yotoka is looking to control Mcmahon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yotoka avoid being mounted?
Yotoka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yotoka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mcmahon!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Yotoka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yotoka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Yotoka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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