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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forde Oxmier (ranked 4070 p4p, 24928 weight class) and Thomas Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forde Oxmier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forde Oxmier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Newport!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newport connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oxmier closes the distance and clinches up with Newport, looking for a takedown. Oxmier pushes Newport against the cage but Newport circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oxmier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Newport throws a low kick, looking for Oxmier's leg but Oxmier calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Oxmier.
Oxmier tries to clinch up but Newport circles away and keeps his distance.
Newport pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oxmier is out of range and Newport settles back down.
Newport avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newport tries a quick counter leg kick but Oxmier is wise to it.
Newport misses with the body kick
and Oxmier counters with a slapping leg kick.
Newport tries to close the distance and clinch but Oxmier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Newport misses its intended target.
Newport misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxmier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newport as he avoids it easily.
Newport stuffs the takedown.
Oxmier backing away here, and Newport unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forde Oxmier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newport tries to close the distance and clinch but Oxmier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oxmier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newport avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport dodges the punch combination from Oxmier.
Oxmier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Newport sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oxmier somewhat.
Newport has closed the distance and engaged Oxmier in a clinch.
Newport tries to stall but Oxmier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newport breaks from the clinch.
Oxmier looks for the body kick but Newport saw that one coming.
Newport chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newport has managed to clinch.
Oxmier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newport connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Forde Oxmier has been cut.
Oxmier has Newport pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Newport manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Newport stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oxmier breaks from the clinch.
Newport chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oxmier avoids the body shot from Newport.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newport.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newport has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newport tries to break the clinch but Oxmier is controlling the position.
Newport lands a shoulder strike.
Oxmier manages to break the clinch.
Oxmier gets tackled into the cage by Newport. Newport maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oxmier is breathing heavily.
Newport misses with a knee strike.
Newport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oxmier.
A frustrated look appears on Oxmier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Newport throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newport with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oxmier managing to block the knees to the body from Newport.
Newport using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oxmier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oxmier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oxmier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oxmier keeps the fight on the outside.
Oxmier checks a leg kick nicely.
Oxmier tries to clinch there but Newport circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Oxmier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxmier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newport tries to avoid it but Oxmier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newport to the ground. Newport escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Newport.
Newport fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oxmier, pushing him back against the cage.
Newport avoids a wild elbow strike from Oxmier.
Oxmier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Newport lands a nice knee to the body.
Oxmier taking a breather.
Newport slowing the pace effectively.
Oxmier takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oxmier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oxmier is defending well for now.
Newport is stalling here.
Newport stalls.
Newport missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Newport dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forde Oxmier's cut.
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.
Oxmier has closed the distance and engaged Newport in a clinch.
Newport misses with a knee to the head.
Newport lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oxmier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newport is pushing Oxmier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oxmier managing to block the knees to the body from Newport.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxmier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Newport avoids the elbow strike from Oxmier, against the cage.
Oxmier blocks a body shot from Newport.
Oxmier tries for a takedown but Newport manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forde Oxmier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxmier avoiding damage as Newport throws knees to the body.
Newport manages to break the clinch.
Newport connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Oxmier as he checks the leg kick.
Oxmier is looking to counter the offense by Newport and move into the clinch.
Newport scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newport throws the left hand but Oxmier avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Oxmier blocks the low kick.
Newport fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oxmier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas Newport seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newport misses with a body shot.
Newport misses with a body shot.
Oxmier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newport swivels and escapes.
Newport throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newport fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newport takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Oxmier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oxmier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newport feints a counter leg kick.
Newport bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oxmier's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newport moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newport tries to land a leg kick but Oxmier saw it coming and moves away.
Oxmier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newport manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oxmier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newport chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Oxmier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oxmier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newport bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Newport has closed the distance and engaged Oxmier in a clinch.
Newport lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newport misses with the head strike.
Oxmier avoiding damage as Newport throws knees to the body.
Newport tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oxmier's elbow.
Newport crunches a lovely knee into Oxmier's ribcage.
Newport breaks from the clinch.
Newport has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newport stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oxmier was well out of range. Poor timing from Newport.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newport 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 Oxmier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oxmier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Newport is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newport.
Newport misses with a leg kick.
Newport ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oxmier moves away.
Newport throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oxmier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport pushes Oxmier up against the cage in a clinch.
Newport escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newport with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Newport looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oxmier throws a big counter combination but Newport scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Newport moves into the clinch.
Newport throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oxmier blocks it with crossed arms.
Oxmier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newport using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oxmier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newport breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Newport is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newport lands a right hook to the body.
Newport buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oxmier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Newport showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forde Oxmier's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Newport looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newport throws a push kick but Oxmier slaps the foot to one side.
Oxmier misses with a few strikes there.
Newport has closed the distance and engaged Oxmier in a clinch.
Newport is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Newport slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oxmier throws a head kick but Newport moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newport.
Newport misses with a low kick.
Oxmier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newport.
Newport looks to score with a jab to the body but Oxmier is just out of range.
Newport thumps Oxmier with a low kick.
Oxmier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newport.
Newport with the inside leg kick.
Newport fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oxmier, pushing him back against the cage.
Newport lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Newport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oxmier.
Newport working Oxmier over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Newport.
Thomas Newport is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas Newport seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newport looks to land a body kick but Oxmier moved away.
Oxmier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Newport throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newport looks to throw the jab but Oxmier is out of range.
A low kick lands for Newport.
Newport finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oxmier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newport paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newport circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oxmier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Newport delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newport.
Newport is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oxmier rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Newport.
Newport misses with a low kick.
Oxmier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newport counters with a nice kick to the body.
Newport lands a two punch combo.
A good leg kick by Newport.
Newport scores with a body shot.
Newport goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oxmier swats away the attempt to clinch by Newport.
Newport lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Newport keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newport thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oxmier if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oxmier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newport fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oxmier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newport tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newport.
Newport throws a low kick but Oxmier avoids it.
Oxmier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newport. Newport obviously looking to wear him down.
Forde Oxmier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newport tries to clinch up.
Thomas Newport seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newport works Oxmier's body with a nice hook.
Oxmier tries to keep at a distance but Newport has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oxmier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newport is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Newport comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Newport has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Newport!
A relieved looking Thomas Newport thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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