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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between yoshihiro kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yoshihiro kondo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yoshihiro kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xander Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kondo takes one to the side of the head.
kondo misses with a body shot.
Goldman has closed the distance and engaged kondo in a clinch.
Goldman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goldman is pressed up against the cage. kondo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goldman down to the mat. Goldman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goldman tries to clinch but kondo moves out of range.
kondo shoots for a takedown but Goldman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldman throws a front kick that sends kondo stumbling back into the cage.
Goldman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Goldman drives through and clinches with kondo against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kondo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goldman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for yoshihiro kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
kondo is breathing heavily.
Goldman pushes kondo up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman manages to break the clinch.
Goldman moves into the clinch.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
Goldman drives through and clinches with kondo against the cage.
Goldman lands a knee to the head.
Goldman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
Xander Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman throws a right and a left that kondo avoids nicely.
Goldman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman clinches up against the cage.
Goldman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of kondo backwards.
A hook to the body from Goldman.
Goldman manages to break the clinch.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
kondo tries to keep at a distance but Goldman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goldman tries a knee to the head but kondo blocks it.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Goldman has eaten all the pies!
A nice inside leg kick there by Goldman. That's going to slow kondo down.
Goldman darts in and clinches kondo up against the cage.
Goldman presses kondo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
kondo misses with an elbow strike.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
kondo tries to keep at a distance but Goldman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goldman gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Goldman.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman clinches up with kondo and pushes him back against the cage.
Goldman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through kondo's defenses.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of kondo's head.
Goldman throws a head kick that half lands.
Goldman lands with a kick to the temple. kondo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goldman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldman.
Goldman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goldman lands with a hook. kondo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
kondo takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goldman.
Goldman throws a series of strikes that have kondo backpedaling.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches.
Goldman working kondo over with knees to the body.
kondo takes a shot to the head.
Goldman lands with a left to the head.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Goldman.
Goldman blocks an uppercut.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
Goldman throws a head kick but kondo moves out of range.
kondo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goldman drives through and clinches with kondo against the cage.
Goldman works on kondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Goldman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kondo has him pressed against the cage.
Goldman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goldman is trying to break free.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman has kondo up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on kondo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goldman lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches.
Goldman lands an elbow inside that kondo shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kondo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goldman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
kondo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldman.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike.
kondo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goldman works on kondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Goldman tries to break free but kondo pushes him back against the cage.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goldman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Goldman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goldman is trying to break the clinch but kondo has him pressed against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for kondo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch up but kondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Goldman swings away with a body shot that misses
and kondo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
kondo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goldman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman tries to clinch but kondo moves away
and kondo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Goldman - that landed with a thud.
kondo looking to throw knees to the head but Goldman is blocking nicely.
kondo takes a knee to the side of the body.
kondo is trying to break the clinch but Goldman has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Goldman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from kondo.
yoshihiro kondo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Goldman has managed to clinch.
Goldman tries to land a knee to the head but kondo blocks with his arms.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldman lands with a nice body kick.
kondo shoots in looking for a takedown. Goldman tries to sprawl out of it but kondo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goldman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldman gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Goldman.
Goldman scores with a knee to the head.
Goldman lands a left hand that snaps the head of kondo backwards.
Good body shot from Goldman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goldman.
Goldman manages to break the clinch.
Goldman moves into range and clinches up with kondo.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from kondo is defended easily by Goldman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for yoshihiro kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lands a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldman closes the distance and pushes kondo back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Goldman.
Goldman lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Goldman as the two fighters clinch.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
kondo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goldman.
Goldman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt kondo.
kondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goldman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
kondo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goldman as he jumps to the side.
Goldman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to kondo's calf.
Xander Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goldman duly obliges.
kondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goldman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman wants to clinch but kondo slips to the side
so kondo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goldman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
kondo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goldman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldman lands a left hand that snaps the head of kondo backwards.
kondo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman throws a series of punches but kondo avoids them all with ease.
Goldman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt kondo.
Goldman rushes kondo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xander Goldman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goldman is pressed up against the cage. kondo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goldman down to the mat. Goldman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
kondo looks for a takedown but Goldman sprawls well.
Goldman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scores a nice knee to the body.
kondo tries to pull guard but Goldman holds him up against the cage and eventually kondo drops back down to his feet.
Goldman avoiding damage as kondo throws knees to the body.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
Xander Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Goldman as kondo shoots in.
Goldman takes the fight into the clinch.
Goldman working kondo over with knees to the body.
kondo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
kondo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldman pinned against the cage. Goldman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
kondo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldman clinches but kondo breaks the clinch
and kondo counters with a takedown into side control.
kondo prevents Goldman from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of kondo.
kondo working the body and head with strikes.
Goldman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
kondo trying to control the action but Goldman is working from the bottom.
kondo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goldman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Goldman 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!
Goldman wants to clinch but kondo slips to the side
and kondo counters by moving into the clinch.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldman moves into the clinch.
kondo tries to pull guard but Goldman won't allow it.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kondo looks for a takedown but Goldman sprawls well.
Goldman forces kondo back against the cage and clinches.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
kondo tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
kondo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldman pushes kondo up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kondo drops his hands momentarily and Goldman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goldman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldman pushes kondo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kondo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for yoshihiro kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman working kondo over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Goldman.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman tries to clinch up but kondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldman misses with a combination
and kondo counters by moving into the clinch.
kondo pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kondo is trying to keep Goldman in close.
Goldman wanted to stand there but kondo had control of the position.
kondo looking for a sweep. Not yet kondo, not yet.
Goldman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
kondo shoots in and bounces Goldman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is looking to stand up but kondo isn't so interested in that idea.
Goldman wriggles free and stands up.
Goldman stuffs the takedown attempt from kondo. kondo gets slowly back to his feet.
Goldman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from kondo.
kondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
kondo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goldman tries to clinch up.
Goldman wants to clinch but kondo slips to the side
and kondo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
kondo wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
kondo stops Goldman from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman pushes kondo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Goldman closes the distance looking to clinch
and kondo counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kondo fails with a takedown attempt.
kondo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldman pinned against the cage. Goldman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goldman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman clinches.
kondo goes for a takedown attempt but Goldman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kondo misses with a takedown attempt - Goldman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
yoshihiro kondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xander Goldman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Goldman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goldman 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 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Goldman!
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