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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonton Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and putong innamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonton Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, putong innamo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
innamo looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Lim circles away from the clinch attempt.
innamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
innamo fails with an attempt to clinch.
innamo wants to clinch.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lim moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
innamo avoids the elbow strike from Lim, against the cage.
innamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
innamo with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tonton Lim has been cut.
Lim can't break the clinch.
innamo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
innamo misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Lim on the inside.
Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lim wants to break the clinch but can't.
innamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
innamo looking to throw knees to the head but Lim is blocking nicely.
Lim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. innamo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lim trying to land knees to the body.
innamo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
innamo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonton Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
innamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
Lim has innamo pushed against the cage.
Lim can't break the clinch.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
innamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
innamo misses with a knee to the head.
innamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lim avoids the damage to the body.
That's two 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.
innamo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
innamo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lim drags the fight down to the ground.
innamo stopping the sweep attempt from Lim.
Lim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lim tries to get out of the position.
Lim wants to get back to his feet but innamo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lim keeping moving, preventing innamo from controlling successfully.
Lim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
innamo tries to stand but Lim is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lim controls innamo momentarily but innamo frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lim dives in and grabs innamo's left leg, looking for a takedown. innamo pushes down on Lim's head and hops out.
innamo misses with a combination
and Lim counters with a takedown into side control.
Lim wants to control but innamo is keeping him busy.
innamo struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
innamo tries to improve position but can't.
innamo looks gassed!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lim wants to stand but innamo is controlling his arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by innamo, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonton Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonton Lim's cut.
That's time! Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lim shoots in for a takedown but innamo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but innamo swivels and escapes.
Lim fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonton Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Lim or perhaps it was just good defense by innamo which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around innamo's waist but innamo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lim off to one side.
No luck for Lim with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim fails to land with a series of punches.
innamo has a takedown stuffed.
innamo shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lim doesn't manage to clinch there - innamo circles away.
innamo tries to clinch up
and Lim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
innamo is breathing heavily.
Lim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim can't get the takedown.
innamo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lim avoids it.
innamo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lim wants a takedown.
Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
innamo misses with a knee to the head.
innamo misses with a knee strike.
Lim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lim throws a series of punches but innamo moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Lim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lim stands up from innamo's guard - Lim perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. innamo tries to avoid it but Lim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag innamo to the ground. innamo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Lim with that takedown attempt.
innamo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
innamo trying to control the action but Lim is working from the bottom.
Lim is positioning himself well to prevent innamo advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim tries to roll over but innamo keeps him under control.
Lim is pressing down on innamo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lim is trying to control the position but innamo postures up.
Lim is controlling innamo's posture.
innamo wants to stand and escape but instead Lim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonton Lim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tonton Lim'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. This is the final round!
innamo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lim.
Lim takes the fight into the clinch.
Lim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. innamo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonton Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim pushes innamo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lim is trying to break the clinch but innamo is controlling him.
Lim is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
innamo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lim.
innamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
Lim avoiding damage as innamo throws knees to the body.
Lim goes for a takedown attempt but innamo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lim tries to clinch up but innamo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
innamo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lim swivels and escapes.
innamo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lim shoots for a double leg takedown but innamo sprawls well. He's pushed Lim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two 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.
Lim fails with the takedown.
innamo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.
innamo stuffs the takedown.
innamo tries to clinch up
and Lim counters by clinching up.
innamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and innamo avoids it.
innamo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but innamo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
innamo is looking to stall here but Lim recovers full guard.
Lim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lim trying to keep a closed guard but innamo is proving a slippery customer.
Lim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lim is pulling down on innamo's head. It's preventing any offense from innamo, at least for the moment.
Lim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lim closes this distance looking for a takedown but innamo circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. innamo tries to avoid it but Lim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag innamo to the ground. innamo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
putong innamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonton Lim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lim is defended easily by innamo.
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 Tonton Lim.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonton Lim!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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