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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gautier Josse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isoroku Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gautier Josse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isoroku Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Josse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Josse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto throws the kick towards the body but Josse avoids it.
Josse throws a quick inside leg kick.
Josse wants to clinch.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Josse's waist but Josse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
A combination from Josse does no damage.
Josse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Josse avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws and low kick but Josse moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Josse shows good takedown defense.
Gautier Josse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isoroku Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Josse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamamoto somewhat.
Josse tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Josse. No joy for Yamamoto on that attempt.
Josse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gautier Josse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Josse.
Yamamoto throws a combination that misses
and Josse counters with a one-two to the body.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Yamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Josse has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.
Josse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Josse tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto has Josse pressed against the cage, preventing Josse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Josse lands a left hand.
Yamamoto prevents Josse from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto avoiding damage.
Josse can't break the clinch.
Josse working Yamamoto over with knees to the body.
Josse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Josse throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Josse.
Josse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Josse is working Yamamoto over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Josse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Josse looking to stall.
Yamamoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Josse is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Josse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Josse is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
Josse lands with a slapping head kick.
Josse throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Josse tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Josse is looking to clinch.
Josse is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
Josse checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Josse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Josse lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Josse tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Josse is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yamamoto.
Josse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Josse moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but Josse holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamamoto drops back down to his feet.
Josse tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto is trying to break free.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch but Josse keeps him there for the moment.
Josse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Josse is trying to stall.
Josse wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Josse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to break free but Josse has control.
Josse tries to stall but Yamamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Josse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Josse is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Josse lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamamoto won't want to take too many of those.
Josse tries a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Josse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Josse.
Yamamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Josse tries to clinch but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Josse tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Josse tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Josse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Josse moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gautier Josse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Josse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gautier Josse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamamoto.
A head punch on the inside from Josse fails to land.
Josse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Josse tries a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks it.
Josse is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yamamoto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Josse to the mat. Josse regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Josse wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto gets to his feet. Josse looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking to take a break and control but Josse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Josse has his arm trapped.
Yamamoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamamoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Josse wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controls the position.
Josse tries to improve position but can't.
Yamamoto trying to control the action but Josse is working from the bottom.
Josse is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yamamoto has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Josse wants to clinch
so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yamamoto trying to control but Josse is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Josse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Josse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control but Josse is working from the bottom.
Josse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Josse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamamoto momentarily.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Josse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isoroku Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Josse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Josse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Josse tries to clinch up
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Josse!
Poor strikes thrown by Yamamoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Josse has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Josse has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yamamoto has control of Josse's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Josse regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Josse is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yamamoto wants to control the pace but Josse is squirming around nicely.
Yamamoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Josse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Josse tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Josse is looking to escape.
Yamamoto thowing shots but they're missing.
Josse holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yamamoto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Josse is looking to escape.
Yamamoto prevents Josse from getting the reversal.
Yamamoto trying to control but Josse is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Josse is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isoroku Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamamoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
58% |
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