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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kye Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Tosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kye Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawson pinned against the cage. Lawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawson stuffs the takedown.
Lawson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Daniel Tosh has been cut.
Tosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kye Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tosh.
Tosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson throws a leg kick that misses.
Lawson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tosh moves into the clinch.
Lawson working aggressively here.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Tosh.
Tosh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Tosh fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Tosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tosh blocks an uppercut.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Tosh.
Tosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tosh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tosh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tosh tries to pull guard but Lawson won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Lawson fails to land.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tosh misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosh.
Tosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Lawson working aggressively here.
Tosh is trying to break the clinch but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tosh lands an uppercut.
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Lawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tosh.
Tosh looks gassed!
Tosh manages to break the clinch.
Tosh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tosh rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tosh throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosh.
Tosh trying to stall but Lawson improves his position.
Tosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tosh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tosh backwards.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson lands with a left to the head.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tosh blocking some punches.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Tosh wants a takedown.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tosh tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tosh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tosh has Lawson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lawson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tosh fails to pull guard.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tosh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tosh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lawson uses from the top position.
Tosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawson landing with the ground and pound.
Tosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throwing strikes from guard but Tosh blocks nicely.
Lawson won't allow Tosh to sweep him here.
Lawson postures up in Tosh's guard and throws a big left but Tosh blocks it.
Lawson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tosh has a closed guard, preventing Lawson from standing up.
Tosh pushes Lawson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawson throws a right hand that Tosh ducks under and follows up with a left that Tosh also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kye Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tosh'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.
Lawson misses with a low kick.
Kye Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Lawson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Tosh avoids them all with ease.
Lawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson throws a sloppy head kick and Tosh moves out of range easily.
Kye Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson closes the distance but Tosh moves to the side
and Tosh counters with a shoot takedown. Lawson fights it but they end up in guard.
Tosh forces his way into half guard.
Tosh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawson is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Tosh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson wants to get back to full guard.
Tosh is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Tosh.
Tosh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lawson sprawls well initially but Tosh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lawson is defending against the submission attempts here by Tosh.
Lawson is pressing down on Tosh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tosh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lawson pushes Tosh off and gets back to his feet.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Tosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tosh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tosh pulls guard successfully.
Lawson is working Tosh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tosh is adopting a defensive guard.
Tosh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lawson!
Lawson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh blocks Lawson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tosh with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tosh controlling the position easily from mount.
Lawson is working to get back to half guard.
Tosh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tosh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tosh misses with a takedown
and Lawson moves into the clinch.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Tosh.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson keeps control of Tosh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Lawson.
Lawson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tosh blocks an uppercut.
Lawson lands with a light punch inside.
Tosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tosh wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Tosh is trying to break free.
Tosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson lands with a right to the head.
Lawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Tosh is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Lawson being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson prevents Tosh from breaking the clinch.
Tosh gets control of Lawson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tosh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawson throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawson postures up.
Tosh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tosh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lawson throwing strikes but missing.
Lawson throws a strike but Tosh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Tosh gets to his feet - Lawson follows without any prompting.
Tosh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Daniel Tosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawson wants to get back to his feet but Tosh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tosh stands up and waves to Lawson to follow him.
Lawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tosh circles away quickly and effectively.
Tosh moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tosh lands a takedown into guard.
Lawson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lawson throws a head kick but Tosh moves out of range.
Tosh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawson closes the distance but Tosh moves to the side
and Tosh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lawson!
Tosh controlling his opponent.
Tosh looking for a guillotine from mount but Lawson is having none of it.
Tosh has hold of Lawson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lawson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to escape the mount.
Tosh controlling from mount.
Lawson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tosh controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Tosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tosh 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tosh!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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