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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jones (ranked 260 p4p, 112 weight class) and Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 34 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kohinata Minoru Ii enters the cage!
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Minoru Ii is working Jones over against the cage.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Minoru Ii's head.
Minoru Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Minoru Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Minoru Ii slips a jab from Jones.
Minoru Ii missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Minoru Ii in a clinch.
Minoru Ii tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Minoru Ii back against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand into Minoru Ii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minoru Ii's gas tank.
Minoru Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minoru Ii tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Minoru Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Minoru Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minoru Ii.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Minoru Ii avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Minoru Ii avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minoru Ii pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones tries to work over Minoru Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minoru Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to work over Minoru Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks a body shot from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Minoru Ii can turn it around.
Minoru Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minoru Ii's elbow.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Minoru Ii controls his hands.
Minoru Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minoru Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A body shot lands from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii prevents a body shot from Jones.
Minoru Ii gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minoru Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Minoru Ii throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Minoru Ii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minoru Iis head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii misses with some punches.
Minoru Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones cracks Minoru Ii with a nice body shot.
Minoru Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Minoru Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Minoru Ii blocks an uppercut.
Minoru Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Minoru Ii avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Minoru Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minoru Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Minoru Ii.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minoru Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii working aggressively here.
Minoru Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
Minoru Ii misses with some punches.
Minoru Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries a body shot but Minoru Ii blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Minoru Ii tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minoru Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Minoru Ii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minoru Ii lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minoru Ii backwards.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Minoru Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Minoru Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Minoru Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kohinata Minoru Ii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Minoru Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Minoru Ii.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minoru Ii.
Jones tries to work over Minoru Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minoru Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Minoru Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Minoru Ii prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minoru Ii misses with some punches.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minoru Ii backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minoru Ii's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Minoru Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones pushes Minoru Ii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Minoru Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii blocking some punches.
Minoru Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is working Minoru Ii over against the cage.
Minoru Ii misses with the head strike.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Minoru Ii's head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minoru Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minoru Ii.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to work over Minoru Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minoru Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Minoru Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minoru Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minoru Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minoru Ii gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Minoru Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Minoru Ii tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Minoru Ii back against the cage.
Minoru Ii prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minoru Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minoru Ii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones drives through and clinches with Minoru Ii against the cage.
Kohinata Minoru Ii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones cracks Minoru Ii with a nice body shot.
Minoru Ii misses with a body punch.
Jones cracks Minoru Ii with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Minoru Ii gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minoru Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minoru Ii tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A short right from Minoru Ii.
Jones pushes Minoru Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones works on Minoru Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Minoru Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones cracks Minoru Ii with a nice body shot.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Minoru Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minoru Ii backwards.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minoru Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minoru Ii takes one to the chin there.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Minoru Ii pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minoru Ii. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones wants to clinch.
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 Samuel Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Minoru Ii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minoru Ii.
Jones closes the distance but Minoru Ii moves to the side
and Minoru Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Minoru Ii punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones swings for the body but Minoru Ii moves out of range.
Minoru Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Minoru Ii moves away
enabling Minoru Ii to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minoru Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoru Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minoru Ii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones moves to clinch but Minoru Ii breaks away
and Minoru Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab from Minoru Ii.
Jones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minoru Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samuel Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is looking to clinch but Minoru Ii is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Minoru Ii misses.
A slow jab from Minoru Ii misses its intended target.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Minoru Ii pushes him off.
Minoru Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones wants to clinch up but Minoru Ii keeps it at a distance.
Minoru Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Minoru Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Minoru Ii throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minoru Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minoru Ii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones darts in and clinches Minoru Ii up against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Minoru Ii pushes him off.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Minoru Ii pushes him off.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minoru Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minoru Ii misses with a body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minoru Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minoru Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Minoru Ii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minoru Ii doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minoru Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Minoru Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minoru Ii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Minoru Ii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch up but Minoru Ii keeps it at a distance.
Minoru Ii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Minoru Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minoru Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but Minoru Ii moves out of range.
A nice side step and Minoru Ii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Minoru Ii.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minoru Ii cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Minoru Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minoru Ii gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minoru Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Minoru Ii scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minoru Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Minoru Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kohinata Minoru Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minoru Ii 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kohinata Minoru Ii!
A very excited looking Kohinata Minoru Ii 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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energy
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hype
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