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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Broken Hope (ranked 4572 p4p, 2798 weight class) and Katsuo Tahara (ranked 495 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Katsuo Tahara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 London, Broken Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuo Tahara!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hope finds it's way through Tahara's defenses.
Hope digs a good hook to Tahara's body.
Hope lands a right hook to the body.
Tahara misses with a body kick.
Tahara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tahara shoots in looking for a takedown. Hope tries to sprawl out of it but Tahara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tahara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hope sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tahara somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hope misses.
Tahara throws a big counter head kick but Hope avoids it with no problem.
Hope throws a body shot but no joy.
Tahara shoots in looking for a takedown but Hope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tahara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Broken Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Tahara.
Hope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope throws a series of punches but Tahara avoids them all with ease.
Hope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hope sizes up Tahara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tahara misses with a body punch
enabling Hope to counter with a crisp jab.
Hope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahara momentarily.
Hope misses with a series of wild punches.
Tahara's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tahara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tahara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hope.
Tahara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tahara or perhaps it was just good defense by Hope, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hope misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hope as Tahara shoots in.
Tahara gets a double leg takedown into Hope's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahara is fighting to break Hope's control of his arms but Hope is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tahara gets to his feet - Hope follows without any prompting.
Tahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope throws a right hand that Tahara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tahara also avoids with ease.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahara misses with the body kick
and Hope counters with a stiff right hand.
Hope misses with an uppercut.
Hope is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hope throws a lazy right hand but Tahara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Hope scores with the left hand. Tahara knows he should have avoided that one.
Tahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope connects with a looping right hand.
Hope lands a nice hook to Tahara's body. Tahara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hope connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tahara. Tahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Tahara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hope's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hope duly obliges.
Hope definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahara throws a shot from downtown. Hope moves away and avoids it.
Hope appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tahara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hope on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hope tries to get out of the position.
Tahara happy to just control the position for now.
Hope can't do much from the bottom here.
Tahara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broken Hope dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tahara wants to clinch up but Hope keeps it at a distance.
Hope was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tahara fails with the takedown.
Hope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tahara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tahara can do to turn this around?
Hope connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Hope.
Hope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope misses with a hook. Tahara ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tahara is defended easily by Hope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahara misses the jab.
Broken Hope is winning the standup battle so far.
Tahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Hope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tahara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hope tries to avoid it but Tahara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hope to the ground. Hope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Broken Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Tahara.
Hope scores with the left hand. Tahara knows he should have avoided that one.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahara manages to avoid it.
Tahara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hope leaves Tahara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hope with a hook.
Hope cracks Tahara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taharas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tahara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hope avoids the head kick by Tahara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hope circles away.
Hope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tahara under the eye.
Hope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hope throws a combination. Tahara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tahara.
Tahara throws a hook but Hope blocks it.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahara moves away.
Hope lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tahara is defended easily by Hope.
Hope swats away the attempt to clinch by Tahara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hope.
Nice takedown defense from Hope. No joy for Tahara on that attempt.
Hope scores with a hook to the body. Tahara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tahara gets a takedown into half guard.
Hope has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tahara is on him like a limpet, forcing Hope back against the cage.
Hope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katsuo Tahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahara blocks a jab.
Broken Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahara throws a head kick but Hope moves out of range.
Tahara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahara moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hope avoids a kick to the body.
Hope closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt - Hope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Hope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broken Hope dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Tahara misses with a takedown
and Hope counters with a left to the body.
Hope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tahara.
Hope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahara momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Hope.
Tahara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tahara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hope connects with a nice looking jab.
Tahara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahara with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hope counter with a right hand.
Broken Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Tahara.
Hope cracks Tahara with an open hand slap.
Tahara is rocked!
Tahara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hope counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tahara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tahara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tahara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hope lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hope sprawls well. Hope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Hope - just one landing.
Hope cracks Tahara with an open hand slap.
Hope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahara moves away.
Tahara slips a jab from Hope.
Tahara tries to move into range but Hope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tahara with a poor takedown
enabling Hope to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope cracks Tahara with a good jab.
Tahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hope finish him?
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a straight right hand.
Tahara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hope.
Hope lands with a shot to the body.
Broken Hope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hope misses with a wild body shot.
Tahara steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hope.
Tahara seems to have recovered his senses.
Hope scores with a jab to the head.
Tahara is looking to clinch.
Hope lands a nice looking body shot.
Tahara slips a straight right by Hope.
Hope scores with a body shot.
Tahara throws a leg kick but Hope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hope.
Hope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tahara doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hope throws a good cross that connects.
Tahara dives in and grabs Hope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hope pushes down on Tahara's head and hops out.
Hope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tahara in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Hope.
Hope fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hope but Hope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Hope on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hope's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hope duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Broken Hope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hope, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Broken Hope!
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hype
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