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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toson Yada (ranked 3786 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Marcus Kempton (ranked 464 p4p, 379 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toson Yada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Kempton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yada misses with a leg kick
and Kempton counters with a solid body kick.
Kempton slips a jab from Yada.
Kempton tries to clinch up but Yada circles away and keeps his distance.
Kempton closes the distance and pushes Yada back into the cage.
Kempton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kempton misses with an elbow strike.
Yada takes an elbow to the temple.
Yada breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kempton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kempton tries to clinch up.
Kempton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yada is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yada throws a chopping leg kick but Kempton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kempton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yada blocks it well.
Kempton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kempton tries to clinch there but Yada circles away.
Yada attempts a counter takedown but Kempton avoids it well and moves away.
Yada throws a leg kick that misses.
Kempton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kempton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kempton circles away.
Kempton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yada blocks it well.
Yada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toson Yada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kempton throws a counter combo.
Yada tries to keep at a distance but Kempton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yada wants a takedown.
Yada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kempton is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kempton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kempton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kempton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kempton leaves Yada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kempton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kempton's waist but Kempton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yada off to one side.
Kempton shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yada is trying to pull guard but Kempton has him pressed against the cage.
Kempton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Kempton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yada takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kempton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kempton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yada managing to block the knees to the body from Kempton.
Kempton lands a nice elbow.
Kempton has Yada pressed against the cage, preventing Yada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yada is trying to maintain a safe position but Kempton gets an underhook and turns Yada into the cage.
Yada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kempton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kempton struggles to land a body shot inside as Yada controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kempton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kempton misses with a body punch.
Kempton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kempton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yada counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kempton 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.
Kempton moves out of range of the leg kick from Yada.
Toson Yada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kempton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kempton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kempton misses with the body kick
and Yada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yada wants to take a breather but Kempton is having none of it.
Yada looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempton is defending against the submission attempts here by Yada.
Kempton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kempton is not content to let Yada control the position.
Kempton wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kempton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yada.
Yada content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yada is looking for a kimura but Kempton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yada to get the leverage.
Kempton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yada trying to control the action but Kempton is working from the bottom.
Yada perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yada is keen to just control but Kempton is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yada is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kempton is just riding it out for now. Yada eventually gives up the hold.
Yada is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kempton is refusing to be controlled, as Yada sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kempton is defending against the submission attempts here by Yada.
Yada is stalling here. Kempton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yada seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kempton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yada gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yada moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yada pulls Kempton in close to prevent any damage.
Yada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toson Yada dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toson Yada is winning the standup battle so far.
Kempton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kempton pushes off an throws an elbow but Yada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kempton blocks an uppercut.
Yada is trying to break the clinch but Kempton has him pressed against the cage.
Yada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kempton has him pressed against the cage.
Kempton misses with a punch to the body.
Kempton is trying to maintain a safe position but Yada gets an underhook and turns Kempton into the cage.
Kempton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yada seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kempton can turn it around.
Marcus Kempton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yada is trying to break the clinch but Kempton has him pressed against the cage.
Yada blocks an elbow strike from Kempton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempton trying to stall but Yada improves his position.
Kempton lands an elbow that stopped Yada in his tracks for a moment.
Kempton misses with a punch to the body.
Kempton throws an elbow that misses.
Kempton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kempton gets caught flat footed, as Yada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yada slips nicely into half guard.
Yada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kempton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yada is looking for a kimura but Kempton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yada to get the leverage.
Yada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kempton is looking to escape.
Yada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yada'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yada stops Kempton from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yada in particular looking to stall.
Yada prevents Kempton from standing back up.
Yada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kempton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yada.
Yada is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kempton is just riding it out for now. Yada eventually gives up the hold.
Yada controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kempton pushes Yada off looking to stand but Yada dives back in and keeps control.
Kempton is not content to let Yada control the position.
Kempton is defending against the submission attempts here by Yada.
Kempton is trying to stand up here but Yada is controlling him well.
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.
Yada is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kempton is just riding it out for now. Yada eventually gives up the hold.
Yada wants to take a breather but Kempton is having none of it.
Yada seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toson Yada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toson Yada!
An out of breath Toson Yada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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