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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takero Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi has chosen Shook - emancipator as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Takero Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
Cheese moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshi.
Cheese is looking to clinch.
Yoshi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cheese looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yoshi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cheese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yoshi.
Yoshi stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cheese knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoshi on the ground.
Cheese pushes Yoshi off and gets back to his feet.
Cheese instigates a clinch.
Yoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
Cheese prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Cheese.
Yoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshi looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheese obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshi is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yoshi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheese landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshi avoids it.
Cheese connects with a knee to the head.
Cheese lands an elbow just above Yoshi 's eye.
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cheese gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cheese throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cheese landing knees to the body.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshi avoids it.
Cheese scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshi avoiding damage as Cheese throws knees to the body.
Cheese lands a nice elbow.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheese.
Yoshi can't get the takedown.
Richard Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takero Yoshi.
Cheese landing knees to the head.
Cheese misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshi is defending well for now.
Cheese landing knees to the body.
Cheese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoshi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheese lands a knee to the head.
Yoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cheese as the two fighters clinch.
Yoshi tries to pull guard but Cheese won't allow it.
Cheese trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheese pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheese looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshi is blocking nicely.
Cheese lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshi is defending well for now.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
Cheese lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yoshi tries to pull guard but Cheese won't allow it.
Cheese looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshi is blocking nicely.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
Cheese throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshi is defending well for now.
Cheese is pressed up against the cage. Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheese down to the mat. Cheese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Yoshi pushes him off.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Yoshi keeps it at a distance.
Yoshi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richard Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Yoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshi throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cheese dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshi throws and elbow that misses. Cheese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yoshi's guard. Nice move by Cheese!
Yoshi has his foot on Cheese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheese works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheese decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Yoshi is avoiding it.
Cheese tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi is breathing heavily.
Yoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Yoshi keeps it at a distance.
Yoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshi lands a two punch combo.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese slips a straight right by Yoshi.
Yoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheese avoids it really well and circles away.
Yoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Yoshi keeps it at a distance.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cheese tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese has closed the distance and engaged Yoshi in a clinch.
Richard Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheese lands a left hand.
Cheese is pressed up against the cage. Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheese down to the mat. Cheese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cheese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richard Cheese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheese tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Yoshi.
Yoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Yoshi pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Yoshi both land. Nice combination.
Yoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese tries to clinch but Yoshi is having none of it.
Yoshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
Yoshi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese wants to clinch.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Yoshi is avoiding it.
Yoshi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cheese is trying to defend but Yoshi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoshi trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Yoshi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yoshi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoshi throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
Yoshi wants to control but Cheese is keeping him busy.
Cheese is trying to stand up here but Yoshi is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cheese takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheese rushes Yoshi and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takero Yoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cheese tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Yoshi scores with a four punch combination!
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheese should have avoided that one.
Cheese gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yoshi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshi stays in close to Cheese's body and controls the position.
Cheese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshi is controlling him.
Yoshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi throws and elbow that misses. Cheese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yoshi's guard. Nice move by Cheese!
Cheese has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheese doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cheese manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cheese is looking to stand up but Yoshi won't let him.
Yoshi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cheese is aware though and is defending well.
Cheese wants to stand but Yoshi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yoshi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to stand but Yoshi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yoshi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cheese defends it easily.
Cheese stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshi throws out the jab.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheese as he jumps to the side.
Yoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheese closes the distance and pushes Yoshi back into the cage.
Yoshi has hold of one of Cheese's legs. Cheese is fighting the takedown attempt but Yoshi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Yoshi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cheese looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cheese looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cheese!
Cheese decides to stand back up. Cheese steps back and let's Yoshi get back to his feet.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshi circles away.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands with an uppercut that bounces Cheese off the cage and back into rage.
Richard Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshi throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yoshi cracks Cheese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Yoshi is avoiding it.
Cheese stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshi. Yoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Cheese drives through and clinches with Yoshi against the cage.
Yoshi avoiding damage as Cheese throws knees to the body.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Cheese lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshi won't want to take too many of those.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
Yoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheese lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshi won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takero Yoshi.
I think Yoshi 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takero Yoshi!
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hype
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