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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Branham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branham has chosen You Can Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Damashii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Branham!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damashii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Branham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damashii dodges the punch combination from Branham.
Damashii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Branham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Damashii wants to stand but Branham is controlling the position.
Branham pushes down on Damashii's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Branham stands up out of the half guard.
Branham moves in looking to clinch but Damashii pushes him off.
Branham tries to clinch there but Damashii circles away.
Damashii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Branham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Branham.
Branham keeps control of Damashii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Branham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damashii drives through and clinches with Branham against the cage.
Damashii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Branham closes the distance and clinches up with Damashii, looking for a takedown. Branham pushes Damashii against the cage but Damashii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branham looks to clinch
and Damashii counters with a three punch combo that has Branham backing up. Branham nods at Damashii to acknowledge the strikes.
Branham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Damashii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Branham counters with a shoot takedown. Damashii fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damashii is wriggling around but Branham manages to pass to half guard.
Damashii tries to kick Branham off but Branham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Branham wants to control but Damashii is keeping him busy.
Branham is stalling here. Damashii is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Branham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Damashii has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Damashii decides to stand back up. Damashii steps back and let's Branham get back to his feet.
Branham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Branham wants to clinch up but Damashii keeps it at a distance.
Branham swinging wilding here.
Damashii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branham closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Branham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branham wants to clinch
and Damashii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Branham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damashii throws a leg kick
and Branham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damashii will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Branham up against the cage.
Branham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damashii throws a sloppy head kick and Branham moves out of range easily.
Damashii is breathing heavily.
Branham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damashii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damashii is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Branham.
Branham wants a takedown.
Damashii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Branham has him pressed against the cage.
Branham has had enough of the clinch but Damashii keeps him there for the moment.
Damashii scores with a knee to the head.
Branham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damashii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamato Damashii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Branham.
Damashii is pressed up against the cage. Branham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damashii down to the mat. Damashii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damashii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damashii clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii manages to break the clinch.
Damashii throws a sloppy head kick and Branham moves out of range easily.
Branham tries to clinch
and Damashii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damashii.
Branham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branham looks to land a combination. Damashii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Branham pushes Damashii up against the cage in a clinch.
Branham wants to get back to striking at distance but Damashii won't allow it.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damashii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Branham.
Branham scores with a knee to the head.
Damashii gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Branham.
Branham has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Damashii uses from the top position.
Branham is working an open guard so Damashii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Damashii misses with a combination
and Branham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Branham drives through and clinches with Damashii against the cage.
Damashii stalling the fight.
Branham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damashii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Branham breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Damashii.
Damashii swats away the attempt to clinch by Branham.
Damashii swats away the attempt to clinch by Branham.
Damashii fails to land with a series of punches.
Branham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damashii's waist but Damashii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Branham off to one side.
Branham misses with the combination.
Branham wants to clinch.
Damashii misses with a double jab
and Branham counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Damashii lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damashii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damashii throws the kick towards the body but Branham avoids it.
Yamato Damashii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Branham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Branham tries to clinch
and Damashii counters with a body kick that stops Branham in his tracks momentarily.
Damashii moves out of range as Branham throws a body kick.
Branham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damashii but Damashii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Branham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damashii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damashii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damashii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damashii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branham tries to clinch
and Damashii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Branham landing knees to the head.
Branham is trying to break the clinch but Damashii has him pressed against the cage.
Branham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Branham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damashii counters with a nice leg kick.
Branham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damashii lands with a right to the head.
Branham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Branham wants the takedown. Damashii is fighting it off but Branham persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Damashii's guard against the cage.
Damashii manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Branham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damashii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Branham lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii wriggles free and stands up.
Branham closes the distance and clinches up with Damashii, looking for a takedown. Branham pushes Damashii against the cage but Damashii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Branham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damashii counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Branham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Branham wants to clinch up but Damashii keeps it at a distance.
Branham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damashii stuffs the takedown.
Yamato Damashii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Branham.
Nice sprawl there from Damashii as Branham shoots in.
Damashii throws a head kick that misses
and Branham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Branham.
Branham breaks from the clinch.
Branham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damashii wants to clinch
and Branham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Branham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Branham shoots in but Damashii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damashii closes the distance and clinches.
Branham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Branham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damashii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Branham's head.
Damashii throws a sloppy head kick and Branham moves out of range easily.
Damashii closes the distance and clinches.
Damashii breaks from the clinch.
Damashii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Branham looks to clinch
and Damashii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Damashii wants to clinch.
Damashii wants to clinch.
Branham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Branham is trying to break the clinch but Damashii has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damashii breaks from the clinch.
Branham blocks a head kick by Damashii.
A head kick by Damashii misses
and Branham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Branham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damashii gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Damashii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damashii is looking to break free of the clinch but Branham has double underhooks.
Damashii is looking to break free of the clinch but Branham has double underhooks.
Branham letting Damashii take a breather here.
Damashii connects with a knee to the head.
Branham keeps control of Damashii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damashii throws a wild body kick that Branham sees coming a mile off.
Damashii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Branham tries for a takedown but Damashii manages to get underhooks.
Branham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Branham tries for a takedown but Damashii manages to get underhooks.
Branham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Branham darts in and clinches Damashii up against the cage.
Branham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Branham tries a body shot but Damashii blocks it.
Branham tries to break the clinch but Damashii is controlling the position.
Branham wants to get back to striking at distance but Damashii won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damashii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branham darts in trying to clinch
and Damashii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damashii throws a head kick that misses
and Branham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Branham.
Branham keeps control of Damashii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Branham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damashii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damashii tries to break the clinch but Branham is controlling the position.
Branham prevents Damashii from breaking the clinch.
Branham can't get the takedown.
Damashii managing to block the knees to the body from Branham.
Branham fails to pull guard.
Branham tries to land a knee to the head but Damashii blocks with his arms.
Branham manages to break the clinch.
Damashii clinches up against the cage.
Branham trying to stall but Damashii improves his position.
Branham breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Damashii is trying to stand up here but Branham is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Branham moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yamato Damashii will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Damashii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Branham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Branham misses with a knee strike.
Branham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Damashii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damashii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Branham tries to pull guard but Damashii holds him up against the cage and eventually Branham drops back down to his feet.
Damashii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damashii can't break the clinch.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damashii throws a sloppy head kick and Branham moves out of range easily.
Branham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Branham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damashii circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Damashii.
Branham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damashii counters with a series of strikes. Branham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Branham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damashii counters with a good low kick that Branham was not able to check.
Branham tries to keep at a distance but Damashii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Branham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damashii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamato Damashii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Branham.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damashii.
A knee to the head by Damashii.
Branham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Damashii.
Branham tries to close the distance and clinch but Damashii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamato Damashii is winning the standup battle so far.
Branham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damashii clinches with his opponent.
Branham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damashii circles away.
Branham swats away the attempt to clinch by Damashii.
Branham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Branham closes the distance and clinches.
Damashii lands a hook that snaps the head of Branham backwards.
Branham breaks the clinch.
Damashii tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Branham.
Branham clinches but Damashii breaks the clinch
and Damashii counters with a two punch combo.
Branham doesn't manage to clinch there - Damashii circles away.
Branham shoots in for a takedown but Damashii shows good takedown defense.
Branham fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Branham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damashii.
Yamato Damashii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branham breaks from the clinch.
Damashii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Branham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damashii breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Damashii
and Branham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damashii clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damashii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damashii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Damashii misses
and Branham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Branham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damashii smiles and moves away.
Branham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damashii pinned against the cage. Damashii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Branham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damashii clinches up with Branham and pushes him back against the cage.
Branham tries to pull guard but Damashii holds him up against the cage and eventually Branham drops back down to his feet.
Damashii digs a right hand into Branham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Branham's gas tank.
Damashii blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii breaks from the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Branham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Damashii - the referee stops the clock and Branham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Damashii. Branham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Damashii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Branham's head.
Branham darts in and clinches Damashii up against the cage.
Damashii has had enough of the clinch but Branham keeps him there for the moment.
Branham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Branham landing knees to the body.
Branham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Branham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Branham.
Branham with a knee to the head.
Branham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damashii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Branham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Branham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branham is looking to clinch.
Damashii swinging wilding here.
Branham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damashii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Branham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branham drives through and clinches with Damashii against the cage.
Damashii avoiding damage as Branham throws knees to the body.
Branham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damashii's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branham pulls guard.
Branham is working an open guard so Damashii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Damashii tries to land a front kick but Branham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Damashii instigates a clinch.
Damashii breaks from the clinch.
Branham closes the distance but Damashii moves to the side
and Damashii counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Damashii tries to close the distance and clinch but Branham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Branham tries to clinch but Damashii is having none of it.
Branham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damashii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Branham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damashii.
Damashii takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branham lands a knee to the head.
Damashii manages to break the clinch.
Branham tries to clinch but Damashii is having none of it.
Branham closes the distance and clinches.
Damashii digs a right hand underneath Branham's ribcage. Branham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joshua Branham.
I think Branham 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Branham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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