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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 196 p4p, 505 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 20 p4p, 59 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozen misses with a low kick.
A big right from Mantle misses.
Gozen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gozen moves away from the strike by Mantle.
Mantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gozen.
Gozen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gozen lands a nice looking body shot.
Gozen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Mantle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gozen connects with a crisp jab.
Mantle misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Mantle.
Gozen throws an overhand right that lands on Mantle's shoulder, as Mantle tries to avoid the shot.
Gozen connects with a nice looking jab.
Mantle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Mantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gozen is looking to slow Mantle down with leg kicks.
Gozen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gozen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mantle swings for the body but Gozen moves out of range.
Gozen throws the left hand but Mantle avoids the punch easily.
Tomoe Gozen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gozen misses with a straight right.
Gozen throws a big shot that misses.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozen scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Gozen.
Mantle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gozen misses with a leg kick
and Mantle counters with a takedown into side control.
Mantle taking a break here but Gozen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mantle stalling.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
It looks like Mantle might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gozen is trying to stand back up but Mantle is controlling him
Mantle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mantle slips a nice elbow through Gozen's hands, connecting with Gozen's forehead.
Mantle throwing shots but Gozen is blocking nicely.
Mantle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mantle trying to control from half guard but Gozen is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gozen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gozen misses with a hook
and Mantle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mantle wants to take a breather but Gozen is having none of it.
Gozen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantle.
Gozen is trying to get back to full guard.
Mantle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mantle is stalling here. Gozen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mantle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gozen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mantle tries to bench press Gozen off him but Gozen keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle wants to control but Gozen postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mantle is trying to improve his position.
Gozen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mantle to his feet.
Gozen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mantle.
Gozen swings for the body but Mantle moves out of range.
Gozen walks into a straight right hand from Mantle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gozen. Gozen obviously looking to wear him down.
Mantle lands with an uppercut that bounces Gozen off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mantle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mantle scores with a hook.
Gozen misses with a straight left.
Mantle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Gozen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gozen.
Gozen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gozen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gozen scoring well with a low kick there.
Gozen dips to his left and cracks Mantle with an uppercut!
Gozen misses with a hook. Mantle ducked under it nicely.
Gozen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantle can do to turn this around?
Gozen cracks Mantle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
A swing and a miss from Gozen.
Mantle slips a straight right by Gozen.
Mantle throws out a counter right but Gozen avoids it with no problem.
Mantle throws a hook to the side of Gozen's head but Gozen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozen.
Gozen catches Mantle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gozen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mantle counters with a left to the body.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen moves away from the strike by Mantle.
A left lands for Mantle.
Mantle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gozen.
Mantle connects with a looping right hand.
Gozen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mantle connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantle. Gozen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantle throws a shot from downtown. Gozen moves away and avoids it.
Mantle throws a right and a left that Gozen avoids nicely.
Gozen scores with a jab to the body.
Mantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gozen. Gozen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gozen is just out of range.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gozen is just out of range.
Gozen cracks Mantle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
Mantle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mantle ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gozen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mantle scrambles back to his feet.
Mantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gozen.
Gozen with a nice calf kick.
Gozen punishes Mantle's body with a nice straight punch.
Mantle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozen.
Gozen scores with a hook to the body. Mantle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mantle throws a body punch but Gozen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gozen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mantle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gozen.
Mantle defending well as Gozen loads up on a big left hand.
Gozen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mantle throws the left hand but Gozen avoids the punch easily.
Gozen moves away from the strike by Mantle.
Gozen throwing a counter right hand but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gozen but Gozen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gozen.
A big right from Mantle misses.
Mantle jabs Gozen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mantle throws a shot to the body.
Mantle connects with a looping right hand.
Gozen throws a sloppy head kick and Mantle moves out of range easily.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle throws a series of punches but Gozen moves out of range.
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gozen throwing a counter right hand but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mantle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gozen 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 Mantle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mantle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Gozen.
Mantle staying out of range there.
Gozen misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Mantle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Mantle does no damage.
Mantle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gozen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gozen looks for the body kick but Mantle saw that one coming.
Gozen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Mantle tries to counter it with a takedown but Gozen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gozen misses with an uppercut.
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gozen moves away.
Gozen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mantle just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantle avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Gozen.
Mantle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mantle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Mantle ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen scores with a hook.
Gozen swings widly with a right hand
and Mantle counters with a takedown into side control.
Mantle controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mantle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gozen some visible discomfort.
Mantle looks up at the clock and then as Gozen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mantle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mantle is looking to take a break and control but Gozen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mantle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Graham Mantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoe Gozen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mantle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mantle working the strikes but Gozen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mantle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gozen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gozen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantle.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big left from Gozen misses.
Mantle looks to land a combination but Gozen avoids it well.
Gozen looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
Mantle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mantle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
The fighters circling - Mantle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gozen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mantle on the side of the head.
Mantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gozen.
Gozen misses with an uppercut. Mantle saw that one coming.
Mantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gozen. Gozen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gozen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gozen lands a jab.
Mantle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gozen is looking to chop away at Mantle's legs.
Mantle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gozen lands with an overhand left.
Mantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Gozen is looking to counter punch.
Gozen connects with a crisp jab.
Mantle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gozen in his tracks.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gozen defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Gozen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gozen misses.
Mantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gozen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mantle shoots in and drives through. Gozen sprawls well.
Gozen feinted with a counter takedown.
Gozen misses the jab.
Mantle fails with the takedown.
Mantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gozen manages to avoid it.
Gozen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gozen connects with a body shot that sends Mantle's belly button to the back.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle misses with a straight right.
Gozen with a nice cross.
Mantle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gozen doesn't seem bothered though.
Gozen connects with the punch.
Gozen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mantle is out of range.
Mantle is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomoe Gozen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gozen, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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