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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bob Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squarepants comes to the cage accompanied by Squarepaaaants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
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203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sponge Bob Squarepants! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tokugawa misses the shot to the body. Tokugawa scores with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Squarepants. Squarepants blocks an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Squarepants tries to stall but Tokugawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Squarepants tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tokugawa just stands there and leans against the cage. Squarepants has had enough of the clinch but Tokugawa keeps him there for the moment. Squarepants wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Tokugawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Squarepants's defenses.
It looks like Sponge Bob Squarepants has been cut. Squarepants lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa wants to control but Squarepants is keeping busy and won't allow it. Tokugawa wants to get back to full guard. Tokugawa is not content to let Squarepants control the position. Tokugawa wants to control but Squarepants is keeping busy.
Squarepants is trying to control. Tokugawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Tokugawa tries to roll over but Squarepants keeps him under control. Tokugawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tokugawa. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Squarepants tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Tokugawa tries to clinch but Squarepants is having none of it. Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tokugawa lands a slapping body shot.
Squarepants is breathing heavily. Tokugawa throws a front kick that sends Squarepants stumbling back into the cage. Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Squarepants blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body. Tokugawa is looking to clinch. Squarepants takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Squarepants on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Tokugawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tokugawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squarepants was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa. Tokugawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tokugawa pushes Squarepants up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Squarepants drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa working Squarepants over with knees to the body. Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body. Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squarepants lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squarepants lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Squarepants is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Squarepants tries for a takedown but Tokugawa manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sponge Bob Squarepants. That's going to take a lot out of him. Squarepants takes a knee to the side of the body. Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges. Tokugawa lands an elbow inside. Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Squarepants won't want to take too many of those. Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body. Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Squarepants changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tokugawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tokugawa keeps Squarepants at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Squarepants chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch. Tokugawa scores with a spinning back kick! Tokugawa thows a body kick. Squarepants tries to catch it but that hurt him. Tokugawa throws a push kick but Squarepants slaps the foot to one side. Tokugawa is looking to clinch. Tokugawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Squarepants has time to react. Tokugawa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Squarepants takes a step back to recover. Tokugawa gets in close and instigates a clinch. Squarepants takes an elbow to the forehead. Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Sponge Bob Squarepants's cut is getting worse. Tokugawa lands an elbow inside that Squarepants shrugs off. Squarepants fails to pull guard.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa lands a nice elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squarepants lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tokugawa. Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Squarepants is trying to force a seperation but Tokugawa has the dominant position. Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Squarepants's face.
Squarepants will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Squarepants's ribcage. Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Squarepants taking a breather. Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body. Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Tokugawa trying to land knees to the body.
Squarepants avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Squarepants has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tokugawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Squarepants's ribcage. Squarepants managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is pressed up against the cage. Squarepants has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tokugawa down to the mat. Tokugawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Tokugawa throws a nice outside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sponge Bob Squarepants's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tokugawa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Squarepants looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Squarepants stops Tokugawa from standing up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tokugawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Squarepants trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom. Tokugawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Squarepants controlling him for the moment. Squarepants wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving. Tokugawa tries to land a sweep but no joy. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tokugawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Squarepants! Tokugawa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Squarepants tries to hold on but Tokugawa pushes him away. Tokugawa trying to control but Squarepants is having none of it. Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Tokugawa looking to ground and pound but Squarepants is blocking nicely. Tokugawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Tokugawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tokugawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Squarepants is looking to get to half guard. Squarepants is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Squarepants blocking the ground and pound. Tokugawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Squarepants is in all sorts of trouble here.
Squarepants is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Squarepants is looking to improve his position but Tokugawa isn't that keen on the idea. Squarepants regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Squarepants is refusing to be controlled, as Tokugawa sits in half guard. Tokugawa blocks the strikes from Squarepants.
Tokugawa passes the guard and advances to mount! Tokugawa tries to control but Squarepants wriggling away. Tokugawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tokugawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Squarepants wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tokugawa.
Poor strikes thrown by Tokugawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Squarepants wants to control but Tokugawa is having none of it. Tokugawa punching from mount but Squarepants doing a good job of avoiding damage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Tokugawa wants to finish this one by submission but Squarepants is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tokugawa. Tokugawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ieyasu Tokugawa will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Sponge Bob Squarepants's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tokugawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Squarepants to score an easy takedown into full guard. Squarepants showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Tokugawa working a defensive guard here.
Tokugawa tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tokugawa wants to improve his position but instead Squarepants has moved into half guard.
Squarepants prevents Tokugawa from improving his position. Tokugawa wants to sweep but Squarepants has passed to side control! Tokugawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Squarepants wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Tokugawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tokugawa is trying to control Squarepants's posture but Squarepants avoids it. Tokugawa is trying to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Tokugawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Squarepants to score an easy takedown into full guard. Tokugawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Tokugawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Squarepants knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Squarepants is looking for a sweep. Tokugawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Squarepants knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tokugawa on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tokugawa thows a huge punch but Squarepants dodges it nicely.
Squarepants wants to get back to full guard. Squarepants keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Squarepants has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tokugawa is working away from the top position though. Tokugawa thows a huge punch but Squarepants dodges it nicely.
Tokugawa seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Squarepants has recovered full guard. Tokugawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Squarepants is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Squarepants swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tokugawa is looking to land body kicks. Squarepants circles away from the clinch attempt.
Squarepants feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Squarepants from controlling successfully. Tokugawa wants to stand but Squarepants is controlling the position. Tokugawa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Squarepants has passed into side control.
Tokugawa prevents Squarepants from improving position. Tokugawa tries to improve position but can't. Squarepants fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tokugawa is not content to let Squarepants control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Squarepants working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Tokugawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick. Tokugawa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Tokugawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Squarepants, before circling back to the center of the mat. Tokugawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squarepants rather than just go for the knockout. Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sponge Bob Squarepants has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Squarepants keeps the fight on the outside. Tokugawa checks a low kick from Squarepants. A nice combination there by Tokugawa.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Squarepants crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokugawa - the referee stops the clock and Squarepants gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokugawa. Squarepants manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Squarepants throws a leg kick and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sponge Bob Squarepants. I think Tokugawa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieyasu Tokugawa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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