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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik Hooker (ranked 5394 p4p, 6039 weight class) and Kado Seyama (ranked 594 p4p, 640 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik Hooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kado Seyama!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker shoots in for a takedown but Seyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Seyama is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hooker shoots for a takedown but Seyama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hooker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seyama pinned against the cage. Seyama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And Seyama tries to counter it with a takedown but Hooker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Hooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seyama slips under a jab from Hooker.
Seyama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hooker defends it well.
The fighters circling - Seyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seyama goes for a double leg but Hooker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hooker continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooker with a jab.
Seyama throws a head kick but Hooker moves out of range.
Hooker takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Seyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooker throws a jab when Seyama was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hooker or perhaps it was just good defense by Seyama, which made it look bad.
Seyama changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hooker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hooker shoots in looking for a takedown. Seyama tries to sprawl out of it but Hooker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seyama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seyama gets tackled into the cage by Hooker. Hooker maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyama stalling.
Seyama has Hooker pushed against the cage.
Hooker has Seyama pushed against the cage.
Hooker blocks a body shot from Seyama.
Seyama misses with some punches.
Hooker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seyama tries a body shot but Hooker blocks it.
Seyama tries a knee to the head but Hooker blocks it.
Seyama looking to throw knees to the head but Hooker is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hooker closes the distance and clinches up with Seyama, looking for a takedown. Hooker pushes Seyama against the cage but Seyama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hooker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Hooker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Seyama tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hooker is in Seyama's guard.
Hooker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hooker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Seyama for as long as he can get away with.
Hooker connects with a couple of short punches.
Seyama has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gym Goroshi London. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Seyama is trying to control the position but Hooker postures up.
Hooker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Seyama 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyama trying to control the position.
Seyama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hooker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hooker postures up.
Hooker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hooker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seyama looking to control.
Hooker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hooker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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 Malik Hooker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hooker has Seyama up against the cage in a clinch.
Hooker tries to pull guard but Seyama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Seyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hooker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hooker working hard to break the clinch.
Seyama scores with a knee to the head.
Hooker is trying to pull guard but Seyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hooker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seyama has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyama misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooker.
Hooker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seyama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooker.
Seyama landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hooker prevents the takedown attempt.
Hooker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Hooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hooker tries to land knees in the clinch but Seyama avoids the damage to the body.
Hooker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seyama goes for a takedown attempt but Hooker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hooker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seyama.
Seyama throws a head kick that misses.
Hooker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seyama circles away.
Hooker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seyama changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seyama.
Seyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Hooker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Seyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooker was well out of range. Poor timing from Seyama.
Hooker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hooker closes the distance and pushes Seyama back into the cage.
Seyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hooker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hooker is trying to drag Seyama to the mat but Seyama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Seyama effectively controlling the action here.
Seyama lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hooker wants the takedown. Seyama is fighting it off but Hooker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Seyama's guard against the cage.
Hooker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seyama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seyama trying to control the position.
Seyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hooker postures up.
Seyama looking for a guillotine here but Hooker defends easily.
Hooker wants to pass the guard but Seyama is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hooker controls the pace.
Seyama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Seyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Seyama, not yet.
Hooker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seyama keeping moving, preventing Hooker from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kado Seyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hooker shoots in looking for a takedown. Seyama tries to sprawl out of it but Hooker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seyama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the body from Seyama misses
and Hooker counters by moving into the clinch.
Seyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seyama stops a takedown attempt from Hooker.
Hooker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Seyama regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyama trying to keep a closed guard but Hooker is proving a slippery customer.
Seyama is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Malik Hooker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hooker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hooker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seyama is keeping the position for now.
Seyama is trying to keep Hooker in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hooker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hooker won't allow Seyama to sweep him here.
Hooker controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Malik Hooker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Seyama does no damage.
Hooker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seyama circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Hooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seyama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hooker somewhat.
Seyama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hooker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Hooker as the two fighters clinch.
Seyama tries for a takedown but Hooker manages to get underhooks.
Seyama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hooker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seyama trying to land knees to the body.
Hooker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooker.
Hooker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seyama stops a takedown attempt from Hooker.
Seyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooker avoids it.
Seyama missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyama tries to land a knee to the head but Hooker blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seyama.
Seyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooker avoids it.
Hooker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hooker tries to score a body lock takedown but Seyama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hooker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hooker tries to score a body lock takedown but Seyama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hooker tries for a takedown but Seyama manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hooker managing to block the knees to the body from Seyama.
Hooker tries to throw a body punch but Seyama avoids it by throwing Hooker back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kado Seyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seyama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kado Seyama!
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