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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reeves Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reeves Lawal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki ducks right into an uppercut from Lawal.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taiki throws a right and a left that Lawal avoids nicely.
Taiki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taiki's head backwards.
Lawal avoids the body shot from Taiki.
Lawal is looking to clinch but Taiki is avoiding it.
Taiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawal was well out of range. Poor timing from Taiki.
Lawal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taiki throws out the jab.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Lawal moves out of range easily.
Lawal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawal clinches with his opponent.
Lawal managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Lawal lands with a left to the head.
Lawal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawal tries to clinch up but Taiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada Taiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawal has Taiki up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawal breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lawal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taiki tries to clinch
and Lawal counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawal moves into the clinch.
Lawal tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki throws an elbow that misses.
Lawal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taiki misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawal wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Lawal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawal moves into the clinch.
Taiki prevents Lawal from breaking the clinch.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taiki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lawal will feel that in the morning.
Lawal throws a shot to the body.
Taiki is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal clinches up with Taiki and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki tries to work over Lawal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawal lands a jab to Taiki's midsection.
Lawal drives through and clinches with Taiki against the cage.
Taiki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawal blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the cage.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Lawal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawal stalling in the clinch.
Lawal tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the cage.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Lawal blocks it.
Lawal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawal breaks from the clinch.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal moves into range and clinches up with Taiki.
Lawal breaks the clinch.
Lawal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawal moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Lawal.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taiki up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lawal.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawal.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
Taiki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawal counters with a three punch combo that has Taiki backing up. Taiki nods at Lawal to acknowledge the strikes.
Lawal closes the distance and clinches.
Lawal taking a breather.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Lawal to work.
Lawal breaks from the clinch.
Lawal closes the distance and pushes Taiki back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawal lands a shot to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawal.
Lawal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Lawal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawal moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Lawal both land. Nice combination.
Lawal is looking to slow Taiki down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reeves Lawal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taiki.
Lawal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taiki tries to clinch but Lawal moves away
and Lawal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taiki needs to keep his hands up - Lawal had a free shot at his head there.
Lawal digs a good hook to Taiki's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawal lands a nice shot that snaps Taiki's head back.
Lawal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawal counters with a series of strikes that sends Taiki to the canvas! Lawal follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Taiki is rocked!
It looks like Yamada Taiki has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawal gets to his feet - Taiki follows without any prompting.
Lawal scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal lands a nice hook to Taiki's body. Taiki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reeves Lawal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawal forces Taiki back against the cage and clinches.
Lawal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawal moves into range and clinches up with Taiki.
Lawal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawal.
Lawal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taiki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taiki looks to throw a body kick
and Lawal counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawal.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but Lawal pushes him off.
Good shot there by Lawal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawal connects with a body shot.
Lawal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawal breaks the clinch.
Taiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawal gets a clinch.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lawal.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawal avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lawal, as that shot connected.
Lawal lands with a nice combination. Taiki backs away looking to recover.
Lawal moves into range and clinches up with Taiki.
Taiki keeps control of Lawal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawal breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Lawal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taiki doesn't seem phased though.
Lawal slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal with a jab.
Lawal has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lawal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Lawal blocks it.
Lawal has Taiki pressed against the cage.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taiki throws a body kick that misses.
Taiki misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taiki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lawal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawal tries to clinch there but Taiki circles away.
Lawal connects with a body shot.
Taiki cracks a nice hook into Lawal's ribs.
Lawal tries to clinch but Taiki is having none of it.
Lawal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Taiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawal has Taiki up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawal wants to clinch.
Taiki misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reeves Lawal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yamada Taiki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taiki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taiki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawal.
A lazy left from Lawal finds it's target.
Taiki throws a leg kick
and Lawal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Lawal moves out of range easily.
Taiki misses with a shot to the body
and Lawal counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawal doesn't manage to clinch there - Taiki circles away.
Lawal lands a right hook to the body.
Lawal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taiki on the side of the head.
Lawal rushes Taiki and presses him up against the cage.
Lawal blocks an elbow strike from Taiki.
Taiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawal avoids it.
Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawal thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taiki at a distance.
Lawal lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal cracks Taiki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawal scores with a nice head shot.
Lawal scores with a nice strike.
Taiki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawal avoids it.
Lawal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taiki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawal closes the distance and clinches.
Taiki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawal lands a nice uppercut.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawal is defending well for now.
Lawal blocks an elbow strike.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Lawal stalls.
Lawal working hard to break the clinch.
Lawal manages to break the clinch.
Lawal staying out of range there.
Taiki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawal counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawal lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawal rushes Taiki and presses him up against the cage.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taiki or not.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawal.
Lawal breaks from the clinch.
Lawal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Taiki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada Taiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawal lands with a shot to the body.
Lawal moves into range and clinches up with Taiki.
Lawal managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Lawal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawal scores with a one two! Taiki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taiki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal throws a series of punches but Taiki moves out of range.
Lawal with a jab.
Lawal clinches up against the cage.
Taiki looking to slow down the pace here.
Lawal avoiding damage.
Lawal avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Lawal breaks from the clinch.
Taiki tries to clinch
and Lawal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada Taiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taiki wants to clinch but Lawal slips to the side
and Lawal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taiki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawal pushes Taiki up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taiki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawal.
Taiki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lawal scores with a one two! Taiki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taiki clinches but Lawal breaks the clinch
and Lawal counters with a nice body shot.
Lawal punishes Taiki's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawal connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lawal. That's going to slow Taiki down.
Lawal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawal closes the distance and pushes Taiki back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reeves Lawal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawal 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reeves Lawal!
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energy
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hype
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