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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum has chosen Time to Play the Game as his entrance music. David Tatum has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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206 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Tatum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kimura swivels and escapes.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Kimura tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum fails to land the takedown.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tatum.
Kimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatsuya Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tatum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tatum is trying to defend but Kimura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Tatum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kimura avoids the attempt from Tatum to control.
Kimura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kimura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A nice elbow there by Kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tatum's face.
Kimura controlling from the full mount.
Kimura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tatum is bucking up trying to escape but Kimura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kimura controlling the position easily from mount.
Kimura goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tatum turns into him and now he's in Kimura's guard.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kimura can't keep his opponent in guard - Tatum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tatum wants to take a breather but Kimura is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kimura lands a jab.
Kimura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tatum is trying to defend but Kimura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tatum looks gassed!
Kimura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tatum tries to get to full guard but Kimura has control of the leg.
Kimura wants to take a breather but Tatum is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tatum shoots in for a double leg but Kimura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimura lands a two punch combo.
It looks like David Tatum has been cut.
Kimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura throws a nice head kick!
Tatum misses with the combination.
Kimura rushes Tatum and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Kimura won't allow it.
Kimura breaks from the clinch.
Tatsuya Kimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Tatum in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura tries for a takedown but Tatum manages to get underhooks.
Tatum jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Tatum around his waist. Tatum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tatum.
Kimura keeps control of Tatum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kimura working Tatum over with knees to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working Tatum over against the ropes.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimura is stalling here.
Kimura ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kimura no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tatum preventing the sweep.
Kimura is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatum throws and elbow that misses. Kimura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatum's guard. Nice move by Kimura!
Kimura throwing strikes from guard but Tatum blocks nicely.
Tatum controls Kimura momentarily but Kimura frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Tatum looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kimura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kimura controlling from the full mount.
Kimura with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura unloading with bombs!
Kimura tries to control but Tatum wriggling away.
Kimura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kimura looking to control but Tatum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kimura moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tatum has worked his arm free - good work by Tatum!
Kimura scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura blocks the strikes from Tatum.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tatum is looking for a sweep.
Kimura tries to score with some ground and pound. Tatum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tatum prevents Kimura from moving into mount.
Kimura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kimura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum tries to bench press Kimura off him but Kimura keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Tatum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kimura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Kimura. No joy for Tatum on that attempt.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tatum backs up against the ropes.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tatum.
Kimura tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Kimura slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimura tries to clinch up.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimura closes the distance and pushes Tatum back into the ropes.
Kimura tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Kimura manages to pull guard.
Tatum's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura throws a couple of heel strikes.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Tatum wants to stand but Kimura is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kimura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tatum is aware though and is defending well.
Kimura controlling Tatum's posture.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatsuya Kimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kimura is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kimura is on top in guard.
Tatum working for submissions but it's allowed Kimura to get to half guard.
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.
Kimura stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is working for a kimura but Tatum is defending it quite comfortably.
Tatum wants to control but Kimura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kimura is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tatum reverses the position - he's now on top in Kimura's guard.
Kimura has control of Tatum's left arm, preventing Tatum from doing any damage.
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.
Kimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Tatum controlling him for the moment.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tatum fails to land the takedown.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kimura as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimura 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Tatsuya Kimura wins by unanimous decision!
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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
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