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ONE FC 4: War of the Lions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Martin Morales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Faber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Faber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Morales.
Faber misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Faber throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Morales lands.
Faber throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faber throws a head kick that misses.
Faber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faber tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Faber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales cracks Faber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morales misses with the combination.
Martin Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faber there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faber in his tracks.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales!
Faber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
Morales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales throws a right and a left that Faber avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Morales.
Morales with a hook.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faber is defended easily by Morales.
Morales is working the combinations to good effect here.
Morales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Morales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faber.
A lazy left from Morales finds it's target.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Morales catches Faber right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faber throws out the jab.
Faber misses with a kick to the body.
Morales lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Morales dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faber misses with a combination
and Morales counters with a two punch combo.
Faber is rocked!
Faber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morales counters with a straight that turns Faber's legs to rubber! Morales pushes forward with more strikes and Faber goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Morales!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Jin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Jin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Perez lands some shots froms side control.
Jin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perez connects with a decent elbow.
Perez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Perez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
It looks like Jin Jin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jin is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Perez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Perez!
After the big win, Marvin Perez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JB Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Kuroda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuroda has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Musashi Kuroda struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. JB Costa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashi Kuroda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuroda misses with a leg kick.
Kuroda tries to sprawl but Costa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Costa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kuroda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costa.
Kuroda is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
Kuroda trying to control but Costa postures up.
Costa seems to be looking for submissions.
Costa seems to be working for a kimura but Kuroda defends the submission attempt.
Costa is working for a kimura but Kuroda is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuroda is just riding it out for now. Costa eventually gives up the hold.
Costa is looking for a kimura but Kuroda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.
Costa is looking for a kimura but Kuroda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.
Kuroda tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
Costa tries to pass to full mount but Kuroda defends it.
Costa is looking for a kimura but Kuroda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is pressing down on Kuroda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuroda is holding on for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuroda is looking to improve his position.
Kuroda trying to control from the bottom.
Costa seems to be looking for submissions.
Costa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuroda trying to control but Costa postures up.
Kuroda wants to improve his position but Costa is controlling well.
Costa is looking for a kimura but Kuroda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.
Costa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuroda defends it well.
Costa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kuroda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costa.
Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuroda wants to get back to full guard.
Costa is trying to work for a kimura but Kuroda is defending well.
Costa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa 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.
Kuroda is pressing down on Costa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kuroda is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Costa, into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuroda advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Costa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuroda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Costa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Costa avoids a kick to the body.
JB Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuroda sprawls well initially but Costa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Costa seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuroda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa is trying to work for a kimura but Kuroda is defending well.
Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Costa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuroda is just riding it out for now. Costa eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looking for a submission but Kuroda manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Costa has gone for a leg lock! Kuroda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.
Kuroda is pushing down on Costa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Costa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuroda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa wants to improve his position but Kuroda is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa tries to get to full guard but Kuroda has control of the leg.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuroda pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuroda has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Costa defend it? Kuroda steps over the head and cranks it - Costa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kuroda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Musashi Kuroda!
A very excited looking Musashi Kuroda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jt Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jt Wash!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch but Wash moves out of range.
Wash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wash with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. Wash didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomas is working Wash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wash is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wash keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wash is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Wash sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thomas 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.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Wash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wash has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas has an Americana. Wash didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Thomas is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Thomas hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). William Thomas!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wash!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wash wants to stand and escape but Fighter is having none of it.
Wash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fighter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fighter content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wash keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
Fighter content to stall in guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fighter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wash pinned against the cage. Wash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash shoots in but Fighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fighter showed some decent athleticism there.
Fighter works his way into full mount!
Wash sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is thwarting Wash's attempts to control the position.
Wash might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fighter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fighter controlling the action here.
Fighter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wash for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter trying to pass the guard but Wash defending well.
Fighter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wash wants to control the action here but instead Fighter manages to pass to full mount!
Wash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fighter dominating with strikes here.
Fighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fighter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fighter content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wash tries to hold on but Fighter postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Japan Fighter just wasn't active enough.
Wash tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Fighter as Wash shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japan Fighter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter gets a takedown into half guard.
Fighter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wash is holding on to half guard well.
Wash manages to get to full guard.
Fighter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wash shoots and misses
and Fighter counters with a shoot takedown. Wash fights it but they end up in guard.
Wash keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
Fighter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wash is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fighter controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wash sprawls well. Wash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wash trying to control from the bottom.
Fighter controlling the pace.
Fighter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wash is looking to control Fighter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wash avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fighter is trying to control the action in half guard but Wash is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Owen Wash.
Fighter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wash to the ground. Fighter is now in Wash's guard.
Fighter looking to sit in guard and control but Wash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wash trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Wash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter working for a triangle but Wash defends it easily.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Wash from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fighter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japan Fighter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wash tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Wash stuffs the takedown attempt from Fighter. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter looking to score a takedown here. Wash is defending well but Fighter drives through and ends up in Wash's guard.
Wash is trying to keep Fighter in close.
Wash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fighter trying to control but Wash is working from the bottom.
Fighter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Wash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Japan Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fighter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fighter.
Fighter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wash seems a little lost for a moment, as Fighter dominates the positioning.
Japan Fighter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fighter trying to control the action but Wash is working from the bottom.
Japan Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wash's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fighter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wash on the ground.
Japan Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wash doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Fighter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japan Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fighter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wash looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash tries to buck Fighter off but Fighter is having none of it.
Wash wants to control but Fighter postures up.
Wash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fighter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fighter tries to move to mount but Wash blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wash looking for a sweep but Fighter has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fighter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wash?
Fighter controlling from the full mount.
Fighter lands a heavy elbow.
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Japan Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japan Fighter!
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A | B |
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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