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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Tanaka (ranked 4997 p4p, 3543 weight class) and Malakai York (ranked 508 p4p, 400 weight class). Hiroshi Tanaka looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malakai York!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanaka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
York looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tanaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tanaka tightens his grip and picks York up, before dumping him to the ground. York manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tanaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tanaka has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka connects with a couple of short punches.
York is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tanaka stands up and waves to York to follow him.
Tanaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanaka tightens his grip and picks York up, before dumping him to the ground. York manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if York can do anything to dispel that myth.
York being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses.
York really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tanaka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
York keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
York can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tanaka controls the pace.
Tanaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanaka stops York from standing up.
Tanaka wants to get up but he can't break York's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tanaka passes York's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tanaka wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanaka slips a nice elbow through York's hands, connecting with York's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanaka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka rushes York and presses him up against the ropes.
Tanaka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tanaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so York is just riding it out for now. Tanaka eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tanaka works his way into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because York is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that York can do to turn this around?
York gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tanaka is landing with some decent strikes but York is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanaka trying to control but York is having none of it.
Tanaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
York is in a horrible position here. Tanaka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanaka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. York can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tanaka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York is squirming around, avoiding Tanaka's attempts to control the action.
Tanaka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tanaka with the ground and pound from mount.
Tanaka is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tanaka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
York tries to kick Tanaka off in order to stand up. Tanaka Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
York gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tanaka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as York is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Tanaka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tanaka misses with the combination.
York shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tanaka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tanaka stands up and we're back to a striking position.
York gets caught napping as Tanaka dives in and scores a takedown. York manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tanaka landing some decent shots from guard.
Tanaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tanaka advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanaka tries for a kimura but York is defending well.
Tanaka trying to control the position but York is working away.
Hiroshi Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanaka controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is working York over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanaka decides to stand back up. Tanaka steps back and let's York get back to his feet.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from York.
Tanaka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. York looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
York tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tanaka just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tanaka trying to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
York rolls, trying to escape but Tanaka keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Tanaka!
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