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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Totman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Operation Ground and Pound. Eichi Onizuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Totman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka misses with a leg kick.
Totman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Totman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Totman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Onizuka catches Totman right on the button with a cross.
Totman stuns Onizuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Onizuka tries to clinch but Totman moves out of range.
Onizuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Totman.
Totman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onizuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Totman.
Totman slips a jab from Onizuka.
Onizuka throws a push kick but Totman slaps the foot to one side.
Totman connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Totman as he connects with a hook.
Totman rushes Onizuka and presses him up against the cage.
Totman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Onizuka blocking some punches.
Onizuka stalling in the clinch.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Onizuka.
Totman blocks an elbow strike from Onizuka.
A short uppercut from Totman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka scores with a knee to the head.
Onizuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Totman misses with the head strike.
Onizuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Onizuka connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onizuka.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Onizuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Totman avoids it.
Onizuka looking to throw knees to the head but Totman is blocking nicely.
Onizuka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Onizuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Totman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Totman.
Totman is leaning against Onizuka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Onizuka is breathing heavily.
Totman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Onizukas head.
Totman scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Onizuka.
Onizuka misses with a knee strike.
Totman avoiding damage as Onizuka throws knees to the body.
Totman digs a right hand underneath Onizuka's ribcage. Onizuka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Totman lands with a short shot to the head.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Totman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Totman as the two fighters clinch.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Onizuka trying to control the position but instead, Totman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Onizuka into the cage.
Totman scores with a shoulder strike.
Totman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Totman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onizuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left and a right from Totman both land. Nice combination.
Totman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Totman.
Totman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Onizuka.
Totman throws a series of punches but Onizuka moves out of range.
Totman clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Totman.
Totman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Totman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onizuka blocks an uppercut.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Totman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onizuka tries to land a knee to the head but Totman blocks with his arms.
Onizuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Onizuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Totman.
Totman working aggressively here.
A short left from Totman.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Totman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onizuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Totman avoiding damage as Onizuka throws knees to the body.
Onizuka trying to land knees to the body.
Totman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Onizuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Totman is defending well for now.
Onizuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Totman.
Onizuka blocking some punches.
Totman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Onizuka.
Totman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Onizuka misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Onizuka throws an elbow but misses.
Totman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Totman presses Onizuka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Onizuka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman lands with a left to the head.
Totman pushes Onizuka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onizuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Totman controls his hands.
Totman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Onizuka misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Onizuka.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onizuka is trying to stall.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Totman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Onizuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onizuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Onizuka blocks an uppercut.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Totman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Totman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Onizuka is trying to stall.
Onizuka with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Totman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Onizuka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Onizuka. That's going to slow Totman down.
Onizuka wants to clinch but Totman slips to the side
and Totman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Totman.
Sam Totman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Onizuka tries to stall but Totman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Onizuka looking to throw knees to the head but Totman is blocking nicely.
Onizuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Onizuka misses with a knee to the head.
Onizuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Totman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Totman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Onizuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Totman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Totman thuds a left hand into Onizuka's body.
A head kick misses from Onizuka.
Totman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Onizuka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onizuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Totman jabs Onizuka right on the nose. Onizuka blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onizuka tries to clinch up
and Totman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Totman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sam Totman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Totman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Onizuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Totman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Onizuka misses with a head kick.
Totman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Onizuka in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Totman. That snapped Onizuka's head back.
Onizuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onizuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Totman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Totman blocks a head kick by Onizuka.
Totman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Totman lands a lovely overhand right.
Onizuka dodges the punch combination from Totman.
Totman lands a really nice looking cross but Onizuka seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Onizuka's hands.
Totman scores with a jab to the head.
Totman avoids the body shot from Onizuka.
Onizuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Totman.
Onizuka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Onizuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Totman clinches up against the cage.
Onizuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Onizuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totman blocks it with crossed arms.
Onizuka trying to land knees to the body.
Totman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Onizuka.
Totman working aggressively here.
Onizuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Onizuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Totman misses with some punches.
Onizuka landing knees to the head.
Onizuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Totman avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Totman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Onizuka.
Totman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Onizukas head.
Onizuka looking to throw knees to the head but Totman is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Totman.
Totman lands with a light punch inside.
Totman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Totman.
Onizuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Totman avoids it.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
Totman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Totman gets through Onizuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Totman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Onizuka.
Totman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Totman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman manages to break the clinch.
Totman scores with the left hand. Onizuka knows he should have avoided that one.
Onizuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Totman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Totman with a hook.
Totman works Onizuka's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Totman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Onizuka tries to keep at a distance but Totman has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Onizuka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Onizuka.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Onizuka.
Onizuka trying to stall but Totman improves his position.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
Onizuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onizuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Onizuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Totman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Totman lands a left hand.
Totman scores with a hook to the body.
Onizuka misses with a knee strike.
Totman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Onizuka blocks an uppercut.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Onizuka.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Totman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Totman controls his hands.
Onizuka takes a shot to the head.
Totman working aggressively here.
Totman misses with the head strike.
Totman tries to break free but Onizuka pushes him back against the cage.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Totman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Onizuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Totman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Totman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Totman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Onizuka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Onizuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Totman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Onizuka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Totman cracks Onizuka with a good jab.
Onizuka looks to clinch
and Totman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Totman misses with a double jab
and Onizuka counters with a head kick. That will keep Totman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Onizuka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to de liver by Totman. Beautiful body shot.
Totman lands a slapping body shot.
Totman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Onizuka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Totman.
Totman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Totman does no damage.
Onizuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Totman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Onizuka moves out of range as Totman strikes.
Totman cracks Onizuka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Totman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Totman wants to clinch up but Onizuka keeps it at a distance.
Totman tries to keep at a distance but Onizuka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Onizuka lands a body punch.
Onizuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totman blocks it with crossed arms.
Totman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Totman breaks from the clinch.
Totman scores with a jab. Onizuka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Totman as he checks the leg kick.
Onizuka moves into the clinch.
Onizuka scores with a shoulder strike.
Onizuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Totman avoids the damage to the body.
Totman tries to circle away but Onizuka has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Onizuka lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onizuka trying to control the position but instead, Totman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Onizuka into the cage.
Onizuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Totman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Totman manages to break the clinch.
Totman has closed the distance and engaged Onizuka in a clinch.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Onizuka as the two fighters clinch.
Totman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Totman working aggressively here.
Totman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Onizuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totman blocks it with crossed arms.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onizuka misses with a knee strike.
Onizuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onizuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman managing to block the knees to the body from Onizuka.
Totman misses with a body punch.
Totman working aggressively here.
Totman managing to block the knees to the body from Onizuka.
Onizuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Totman lands a left hand.
Totman lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Onizuka is pushing Totman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Onizuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eichi Onizuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Totman.
Onizuka looking to throw knees to the head but Totman is blocking nicely.
Onizuka misses with a knee to the head.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman working aggressively here.
Onizuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onizuka blocking some punches.
Totman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onizuka takes a shot to the head.
Onizuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onizuka working aggressively here.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Onizuka.
Totman working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Totman.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Totman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Totman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Onizuka slips a straight right by Totman.
Onizuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onizuka missing with a left hand there. Totman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Totman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Totman lands with a good body shot.
Sam Totman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Onizuka misses
and Totman counters with a nice body shot.
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 Eichi Onizuka.
Well Totman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Totman!
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