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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Tashomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Tashomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po digs a good hook to Tashomi's body.
Po moves into range and clinches up with Tashomi.
Tashomi breaks the clinch.
Tashomi misses with an uppercut. Po saw that one coming.
Tashomi looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Tashomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tashomi throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Tashomi pushes him off.
Po throws a solid leg kick but Tashomi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Po.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Tashomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Po throws a body punch but Tashomi moves out of range.
Po wants to land a leg kick but Tashomi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tashomi moves away.
Po avoids the head kick by Tashomi.
Po has Tashomi up against the cage in a clinch.
Tashomi tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tashomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
Tashomi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Po prevents it.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Tashomi keeps him there for the moment.
Tashomi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Po is trying to keep an underhook but Tashomi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tashomi tries to pass to full mount but Po defends it.
Po makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Po.
Po is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tashomi's guard.
Po looking to pass the guard.
Po with a flurry of punches that miss.
Po trying to control the position from guard on top but Tashomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Po throwing strikes but missing.
Po drops back looking for a leg! Tashomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tashomi manages to kick Po off! Po jumps back into Tashomi's guard.
Po working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po wants to control from the top but Tashomi keeps moving.
Po passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tashomi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tashomi wants to control but Po is having none of it.
Po postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tashomi looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Tashomi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Po has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Po throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po breaks from Tashomi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Benjamin Tashomi has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Po raining down shots from the mount!
Po controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po raining down shots from the mount!
Tashomi is trying to stand.
Po is working for a guillotine from mount but Tashomi frees his head quite easily.
Po sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Po wants to control the pace but Tashomi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Tashomi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tashomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Po decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Po wants to free his trapped foot but Tashomi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Po is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Po sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tashomi defending well though.
Po is trying to control. Tashomi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tashomi wants to control but Po is keeping busy.
Po perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Po tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tashomi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tashomi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tashomi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tashomi moves out of range of the leg kick from Po.
Tashomi throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tashomi.
Tashomi throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Po uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tashomi has time to react.
A head kick by Tashomi misses
and Po counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Po.
Po wants to pass the guard but Tashomi is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po stands and throws Tashomi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tashomi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Po are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Po lands an elbow.
Tong Po has got the better of the ground game so far.
Po tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Po wants to control but Tashomi is keeping him busy.
Po has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po scoring with strikes but Tashomi is staying in there.
Po has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tashomi's face.
Po is working for a guillotine from mount but Tashomi frees his head quite easily.
Tashomi wants to control but Po is having none of it.
Po trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Po unloading with bombs!
Po breaks from Tashomi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Po landing shots from mount.
Benjamin Tashomi's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tashomi is surviving well by controlling Po's body position as best he can.
Tashomi tries to lock up and control but Po gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tashomi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Po working Tashomi over with strikes here.
Benjamin Tashomi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeez, Benjamin Tashomi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benjamin Tashomi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po!
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RATING
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