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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dibbley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duane Dibbley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dibbley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato leaves Dibbley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dibbley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamato crunches a lovely knee into Dibbley's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dibbley is trying to break the clinch but Yamato is controlling him.
Yamato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Dibbley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamato is just out of range.
Dibbley shoots in for a takedown but Yamato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dibbley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamato avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Dibbley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dibbley throws a right hand that Yamato ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamato also avoids with ease.
Yamato tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Yamato stuffs the takedown attempt from Dibbley. Dibbley gets slowly back to his feet.
Dibbley is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Yamato is looking to slow Dibbley down with leg kicks.
Yamato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dibbley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dibbley tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
No joy there for Yamato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dibbley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Dibbley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Dibbley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dibbley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dibbley. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dibbley fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cho Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamato, right into the meat.
Dibbley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duane Dibbley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato thuds his shin into the meat of Dibbley's side.
A shot to the body from Yamato misses
and Dibbley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamato lands a high kick!
Yamato cracks the inside of Dibbley's front leg.
Yamato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dibbley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dibbley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamato - the referee stops the clock and Dibbley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamato. Dibbley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamato.
Yamato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamato throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Dibbley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dibbley. That did some damage!
Dibbley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamato. Yamato obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamato lands a glancing blow to the side of Dibbley's head.
Yamato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato lands with a cross.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Dibbley's front leg but catches the back leg as Dibbley tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Yamato coming out on top.
Yamato lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dibbley.
Decent striking displayed by Yamato there.
Yamato feints and then cracks Dibbley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dibbley down.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
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!
Yamato scores with a nice body kick.
Yamato throws a nice looking combination but Dibbley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamato. Dibbley shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Nice shot lands for Yamato.
Yamato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Dibbley's front leg but catches the back leg as Dibbley tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamato. That's going to slow Dibbley down.
Yamato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yamato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamato misses with the combination.
Yamato lands with a slapping head kick.
Dibbley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dibbley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dibbley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dibbley slips a jab and a cross from Yamato.
Dibbley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamato.
A cross from Yamato lands.
Yamato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho Yamato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dibbley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Dibbley's front leg but catches the back leg as Dibbley tries to avoid it.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Dibbley.
Cho Yamato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamato scores with a three punch combo!
A low kick from Dibbley is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a low kick, right behind Dibbley 's knee.
Yamato lands with a nice combination. Dibbley backs away looking to recover.
Yamato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dibbley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dibbley has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a solid body kick.
Yamato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duane Dibbley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dibbley misses with a wild combination.
Yamato fakes the leg kick and cracks Dibbley in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dibbley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamato throws a good cross that connects.
Yamato cracks Dibbley with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dibbley at a distance.
Dibbley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dibbley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Yamato counter with a right hand.
Yamato lands a high kick!
Yamato lands a head kick!
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!
Dibbley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamato counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Dibbley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dibbley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato misses the shot to the body.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamato lands a nice hook to Dibbley's body. Dibbley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dibbley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dibbley at a distance.
Yamato connects with a right hand. Dibbley shakes it off.
Yamato throws a front kick that sends Dibbley stumbling back into the ropes.
Yamato lands with a good body shot.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dibbley.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dibbley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamato - the referee stops the clock and Dibbley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamato. Dibbley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Yamato.
Yamato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dibbley throws a right and a left that Yamato avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Jab from Yamato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato feints and then cracks Dibbley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dibbley down.
Yamato connects with a high kick.
Yamato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dibbley.
Dibbley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamato.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamato!
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamato sizes up Dibbley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamato throws a head kick but Dibbley moves out of range.
Dibbley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamato takes a swing at Dibbley's ribcage but misses.
Yamato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dibbley's calf.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Dibbley moves out of range easily.
Yamato scores with a nice head shot.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamato connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dibbley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dibbley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Yamato.
Yamato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yamato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamato's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamato lands a high kick!
Dibbley throws a combination that misses
and Yamato counters with a head kick. That will keep Dibbley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dibbley avoids the body shot from Yamato.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick there by Yamato.
Yamato lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho Yamato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice shot lands for Yamato.
Dibbley has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dibbley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body kick there by Yamato.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
Dibbley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Yamato scores with a jab to the head.
Yamato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamato lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yamato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dibbley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dibbley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Dibbley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dibbley's head.
Yamato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dibbley's head.
Dibbley misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamato lands a body shot.
Yamato throws a combination that misses
and Dibbley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamato's guard now.
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!
Dibbley won't allow Yamato to get back to his feet.
Yamato is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses.
Yamato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dibbley's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamato counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Dibbley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamato fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dibbley misses with the combination.
Yamato lands with a kick to the temple. Dibbley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Dibbley moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamato. That's going to slow Dibbley down.
Dibbley misses with a takedown
and Yamato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
Yamato thuds his right hand into Dibbley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dibbley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamato counters with a nice body shot.
Yamato tests Dibbley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dibbley slips a jab and a cross from Yamato.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamato. That's going to slow Dibbley down.
Dibbley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamato counters with a nice leg kick.
Dibbley slips a jab and a cross from Yamato.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamato.
Yamato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dibbley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato lands a high kick!
Yamato throws a right and a left that Dibbley avoids nicely.
Dibbley blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Dibbley misses with a double jab
and Yamato counters with a good, hard body kick but Dibbley shrugs it off.
Yamato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dibbley if he has to take too many more of those.
Yamato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dibbley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dibbley's knee momentarily.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dibbley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamato throws a right and a left that Dibbley avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dibbley.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duane Dibbley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dibbley swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cho Yamato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamato 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cho Yamato!
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