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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Sendou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macanori Romi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Sendou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macanori Romi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sendou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romi.
Romi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sendou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sendou's guard now.
Sendou is looking to stand up but Romi isn't so interested in that idea.
Romi looking to pass the guard.
Romi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romi stops Sendou from standing up.
Sendou is working an open guard so Romi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sendou throws a series of strikes that have Romi backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sendou throws a nice looking combination but Romi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romi instigates a clinch.
Sendou avoiding damage as Romi throws knees to the body.
Sendou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sendou is trying to force a seperation but Romi has the dominant position.
Sendou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sendou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sendou throws a series of punches but Romi moves out of range.
Romi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takeshi Sendou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sendou misses with a series of wild punches.
Sendou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romi controlling from the top position.
Romi won't allow Sendou to get back to his feet.
Sendou keeping moving, preventing Romi from controlling successfully.
Romi looks gassed!
Sendou is looking to stand back up but Romi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sendou.
Romi prevents Sendou from standing back up.
Romi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sendou!
You get the feeling that Sendou really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Romi has taken his back!
Sendou is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Romi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sendou has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Romi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Romi.
Sendou looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou looking very determined here, making life difficult for Romi.
Sendou wants to get back to his feet.
Romi looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sendou is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sendou showing good submission defense here.
Sendou looking very determined here, making life difficult for Romi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macanori Romi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sendou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romi counters with a shoot takedown. Sendou fights it but they end up in guard.
Romi drops back looking for a leg! Sendou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sendou manages to kick Romi off! Romi jumps back into Sendou's guard.
Sendou wants to stand up but Romi is controlling him.
Romi is looking to work some ground and pound but Sendou has wrist control.
Sendou wants to get back to his feet but Romi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sendou wants to get back to his feet but Romi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sendou is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Romi dives into side control.
Romi is breathing heavily.
Sendou tries to escape but Romi is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romi takes one to the side of the head.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou misses with a two punch combination.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Sendou both land. Nice combination.
Sendou connects with a body shot.
Romi shoots in looking for a takedown. Sendou tries to sprawl out of it but Romi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sendou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeshi Sendou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sendou.
Takeshi Sendou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sendou misses with a double jab.
Romi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sendou thuds his right hand into Romi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sendou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sendou swings for the body but Romi moves out of range.
Sendou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sendou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romi counters with a three punch combo that has Sendou backing up. Sendou nods at Romi to acknowledge the strikes.
Sendou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sendou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sendou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sendou is looking to wear down Romi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sendou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Sendou both land. Nice combination.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romi slips a jab and a cross from Sendou.
Sendou misses with the combination.
Sendou swings for the body but Romi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romi is controlling him.
Romi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sendou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sendou is looking to stand up but Romi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sendou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sendou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romi moves into range and clinches up with Sendou.
Romi has Sendou pressed against the cage, preventing Sendou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendou can't break the clinch.
Sendou wants to break free but Romi has control.
Sendou is trying to force a seperation but Romi has the dominant position.
Sendou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sendou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romi has Sendou pressed against the cage, preventing Sendou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romi has Sendou pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Romi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sendou tumbling to the mat - Romi dives into Sendou's guard.
Sendou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Macanori Romi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sendou throws a series of punches but Romi moves out of range.
Sendou lands a lovely overhand right.
Romi instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sendou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sendou can't break the clinch.
Sendou is trying to break free.
Sendou can't break the clinch.
Sendou prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sendou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romi keeps control of Sendou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sendou letting Romi take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romi pulls guard successfully.
Sendou trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romi's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romi has a closed guard, preventing Sendou from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendou trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sendou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sendou circles away quickly and effectively.
Sendou misses with a double jab
and Romi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sendou won't be happy with that.
Sendou is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Romi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romi wants to control but Sendou is keeping him busy.
Sendou is trying to buck Romi off.
A lull in the action here as Romi stalls from top position.
Sendou wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Romi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sendou misses with a hook to the body
and Romi counters with a takedown into side control.
Sendou is trying to buck Romi off.
Romi taking a breather here.
Sendou pushes Romi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Romi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Romi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sendou down.
Sendou pushes Romi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Romi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet here but Romi is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sendou's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Macanori Romi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sendou defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Romi wants to control but Sendou is keeping busy.
Sendou controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Takeshi Sendou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macanori Romi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macanori Romi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macanori Romi!
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energy
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