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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yokido Busashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hornie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Hornie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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183 lbs
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175 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokido Busashi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Hornie! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Busashi gets the takedown into side control. An elbow from Busashi crashes against the mat.
Busashi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hornie is avoiding damage well.
Busashi tries to score with some ground and pound. Hornie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Hornie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Hornie trying to mount his opponent but Busashi defends it. Busashi wants to control but Hornie is keeping busy and won't allow it. Busashi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Busashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A swing and a miss from Hornie. Hornie shoots and misses and Busashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Hornie is trying to control but can't.
Busashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hornie keeps working. Hornie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Busashi is working away from the top position though. Hornie regains full guard. Nicely done. Busashi throws and elbow that misses. Hornie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Busashi's guard. Nice move by Hornie! Hornie stands and steps away. Busashi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Busashi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hornie. Busashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hornie misses with a takedown attempt and Busashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Yokido Busashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Hornie. Hornie is pressed up against the cage. Busashi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hornie down to the mat. Hornie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hornie misses with a body shot.
Hornie throws a nice looking combination but Busashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Busashi moves into range and clinches up with Hornie. Busashi is trying to break the clinch but Hornie has him pressed against the cage. Busashi can't get the takedown.
Hornie is trying to force a seperation but Busashi has the dominant position. Busashi pushes Hornie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Busashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Busashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hornie pulls him back up using the underhooks. Hornie is looking to break free of the clinch but Busashi has double underhooks. Hornie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hornie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A looping hook to the body misses from Hornie. Busashi does a little dance to reset his feet. Hornie misses with a takedown and Busashi counters with a takedown into side control. Busashi is looking to take a break and control but Hornie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hornie regains half guard there - taking advantage of Busashi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Hornie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hornie looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Busashi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hornie reverses the position - he's now on top in Busashi's guard. Busashi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Busashi tries to get out of the position. Busashi wants to stand and escape but Hornie is having none of it. Busashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Busashi, not yet. Busashi wants to get back to his feet but Hornie is in a dominant position and won't allow it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokido Busashi dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hornie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Busashi as he jumps to the side. Hornie shoots for a takedown but Busashi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Busashi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Busashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Hornie trying to hold on to Busashi's head to control him but Busashi postures up.
Busashi trying to control from Hornie's half guard. Hornie has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Busashi throws a strike but Hornie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Busashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Busashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hornie on the ground. Busashi wants to sweep here but Hornie controlling him for the moment. Hornie trying to control but Busashi is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Busashi wants to get back to his feet but Hornie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Hornie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Yokido Busashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hornie tries to close the distance and clinch but Busashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Busashi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hornie. Yokido Busashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Hornie. Hornie misses with a takedown attempt and Busashi counters with a single leg into guard. Hornie didn't expect that. Hornie is breathing heavily. Busashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hornie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Busashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hornie has wrist control. Yokido Busashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hornie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Busashi!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Busashi is trying to escape the mount but Hornie keeps good control and instead manages to take Busashi's back.
Hornie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Busashi wants to escape the position.
Busashi trying to control the position but Hornie manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hornie controlling well, preventing Busashi from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hornie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Busashi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hornie gets his way!
This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Busashi wants to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Hornie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hornie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Busashi is trying to stand.
Busashi trying to get back to full guard but Hornie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Hornie lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Busashi is trying to stand. Hornie gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Busashi throws a nice looking combination but Hornie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hornie with a lazy takedown attempt and Busashi counters with a two punch combo. Busashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Busashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hornie. Yokido Busashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Hornie. Hornie misses with a takedown attempt and Busashi counters with a series of strikes. Hornie will be more careful next time no doubt. Hornie has his takedown stuffed and Busashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Busashi. Busashi throwing strikes but missing. Busashi wanted to stand there but Hornie had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Busashi with a flurry of punches that miss. Busashi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Busashi lands a couple of decent looking shots. Busashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hornie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Busashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hornie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Busashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Busashi tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hornie with a flurry of punches that miss. Hornie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Hornie stopping the sweep attempt from Busashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Busashi wants to get back to his feet but Hornie is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Busashi trying to control the position.
Hornie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Busashi is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Roy Hornie. I think Hornie 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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