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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El toro Fuorte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Takahoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Takahoshi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with El toro Fuorte's chin.
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200 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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165 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El toro Fuorte! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takahoshi! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Takahoshi takes one on the button. Fuorte tries to bum rush Takahoshi with a series of wild strikes but Takahoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Takahoshi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Takahoshi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Fuorte rushes Takahoshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Fuorte prevents Takahoshi from breaking the clinch. Takahoshi tries to break free but Fuorte pushes him back against the cage. Takahoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Decent striking displayed by Takahoshi there. Takahoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuorte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Takahoshi looks gassed! Fuorte throws a right hand that Takahoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahoshi also avoids with ease. Fuorte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahoshi. Some wild striking there from Fuorte.
Fuorte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Fuorte tries to clinch but Takahoshi moves out of range. Fuorte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuorte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuorte connects with a body shot. Fuorte throws a nice looking combination but Takahoshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fuorte tries to bum rush Takahoshi with a series of wild strikes but Takahoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Fuorte closes the distance and clinches. Takahoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch. Fuorte is trying to break the clinch but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Takahoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuorte has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position. Takahoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Fuorte can't break the clinch.
Fuorte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Fuorte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takahoshi's efforts to push away. Fuorte has Takahoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fuorte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte has had enough of the clinch but Takahoshi keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fuorte can't break the clinch.
Takahoshi is trying to break the clinch but Fuorte is controlling him. Fuorte is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahoshi has double underhooks. Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away. Takahoshi is trying to break the clinch but Fuorte has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte has had enough of the clinch but Takahoshi keeps him there for the moment. Fuorte has had enough of the clinch but Takahoshi keeps him there for the moment. Takahoshi misses with a short punch on the inside. Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away. Fuorte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Fuorte. Fuorte swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Fuorte. Fuorte throws a nice looking combination but Takahoshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuorte throws a half hearted mid kick. Takahoshi tries to keep at a distance but Fuorte has taken the fight into the clinch. Fuorte is trying to force a seperation but Takahoshi has the dominant position. Takahoshi tries to break free but Fuorte pushes him back against the cage. Fuorte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takahoshi keeps control of Fuorte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Takahoshi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Fuorte can't break the clinch.
Takahoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Takahoshi wants to break free but Fuorte has control.
Fuorte is trying to break the clinch but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Fuorte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fuorte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuorte is trying to force a seperation but Takahoshi has the dominant position. Fuorte is trying to break the clinch but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Takahoshi working hard to break the clinch. Fuorte is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahoshi has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Fuorte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Fuorte is trying to break the clinch but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Fuorte tries to circle away but Takahoshi has him pinned against the cage. Takahoshi lands a damaging elbow. Fuorte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Fuorte tries to break free but Takahoshi pushes him back against the cage. Fuorte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Fuorte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Takahoshi has Fuorte pressed against the cage, preventing Fuorte from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position. Takahoshi is trying to break the clinch but Fuorte has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte tries to circle away but Takahoshi has him pinned against the cage. Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
Fuorte is trying to break free. Takahoshi is trying to break free. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El toro Fuorte dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takahoshi darts in and clinches Fuorte up against the cage. Takahoshi is trying to break the clinch but Fuorte is controlling him. Fuorte has Takahoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fuorte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuorte is trying to break free. Fuorte has had enough of the clinch but Takahoshi keeps him there for the moment. Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
Takahoshi working hard to break the clinch. Fuorte is trying to break the clinch but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Takahoshi wants to break free but Fuorte has control.
Takahoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuorte has him pressed against the cage. Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Takahoshi breaks the clinch.
Takahoshi is breathing heavily. Fuorte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuorte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuorte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuorte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fuorte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuorte moves into range and clinches up with Takahoshi. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch. Takahoshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahoshi breaks the clinch.
Takahoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuorte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fuorte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fuorte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuorte tries to break free but Takahoshi pushes him back against the cage. Takahoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away. Fuorte is trying to break free. Fuorte breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fuorte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fuorte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Takahoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuorte circles away.
Takahoshi slips a jab and a cross from Fuorte.
Fuorte misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuorte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fuorte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuorte wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Fuorte's face as he tries to break the clinch. Fuorte is trying to break free. Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
Fuorte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte prevents Takahoshi from breaking the clinch. Fuorte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Takahoshi breaks from the clinch.
Fuorte lands a really nice looking cross but Takahoshi seems unphased.
Fuorte lands with a cross. Fuorte wants to clinch up but Takahoshi keeps it at a distance. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takahoshi. Fuorte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fuorte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A punch combination from Fuorte misses. Fuorte instigates a clinch. Fuorte has Takahoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fuorte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takahoshi has him pressed against the cage. Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position. Takahoshi has Fuorte pressed against the cage, preventing Fuorte from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Takahoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuorte blocks it with crossed arms. Fuorte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Takahoshi has Fuorte pressed against the cage, preventing Fuorte from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Takahoshi prevents Fuorte from breaking the clinch. Fuorte has Takahoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fuorte manages to break the clinch.
Fuorte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takahoshi ducks right into an uppercut from Fuorte. Fuorte misses with a double jab.
Fuorte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Fuorte misses with a wild combination.
Fuorte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuorte looks to land a combination. Takahoshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Fuorte slaps away a takedown attempt from Takahoshi, before circling back to the center of the mat. Takahoshi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El toro Fuorte dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuorte connects with the punch. Takahoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuorte misses with a wild combination.
Fuorte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuorte throws a right hand that Takahoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahoshi also avoids with ease. The fight stays on the outside here - Fuorte looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Fuorte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A combination from Fuorte does no damage. Takahoshi misses with the combination.
Fuorte misses with a wild combination.
Fuorte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Takahoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takahoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nice straight punches there by Fuorte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuorte. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuorte!
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Fuorte as Takahoshi shoots in. Fuorte throws a series of strikes that have Takahoshi backpedaling.
Fuorte lands with a nice combination. Takahoshi backs away looking to recover. Fuorte thuds his right hand into Takahoshi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Takahoshi tries to clinch there but Fuorte circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Fuorte scores with a four punch combination! Fuorte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takahoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center. El toro Fuorte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fuorte clinches with his opponent.
Fuorte has Takahoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fuorte has had enough of the clinch but Takahoshi keeps him there for the moment. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch. Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away. Fuorte breaks from the clinch.
Takahoshi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Fuorte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fuorte. Fuorte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fuorte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takahoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuorte lands with a cross. El toro Fuorte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Fuorte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Fuorte finds it's target. Fuorte fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuorte throws a combination that misses and Takahoshi counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A frustrated look appears on Fuorte's face as he tries to break the clinch. Fuorte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Fuorte is trying to force a seperation but Takahoshi has the dominant position. A frustrated look appears on Fuorte's face as he tries to break the clinch. Fuorte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch. Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position. Fuorte wants to break free but Takahoshi has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch. Takahoshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuorte tries to break free but Takahoshi pushes him back against the cage. Fuorte is trying to force a seperation but Takahoshi has the dominant position. Takahoshi has had enough of the clinch but Fuorte keeps him there for the moment. Fuorte wants to break free but Takahoshi has control.
Fuorte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takahoshi wants to break free but Fuorte has control.
Fuorte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Fuorte prevents Takahoshi from breaking the clinch. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch. Takahoshi can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fuorte's face as he tries to break the clinch. Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position. Fuorte tries to break the clinch but Takahoshi is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Takahoshi tries to break free but Fuorte pushes him back against the cage. Fuorte is trying to force a seperation but Takahoshi has the dominant position. Fuorte is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahoshi has double underhooks. Takahoshi has Fuorte pressed against the cage, preventing Fuorte from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Takahoshi prevents Fuorte from breaking the clinch. Fuorte is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahoshi has double underhooks. Takahoshi tries to circle away but Fuorte has him pinned against the cage. Fuorte keeps control of Takahoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Takahoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuorte's efforts to push away. Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fuorte can't break the clinch.
El toro Fuorte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Fuorte wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahoshi won't allow it.
Takahoshi is trying to break the clinch but Fuorte is controlling him. Fuorte working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! El toro Fuorte showed his dominance in that final round. Well Fuorte 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El toro Fuorte!
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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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