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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Tatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norifumi Murakami has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Tatsu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami throws a body kick that misses.
Tatsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murakami tries to avoid it but Tatsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murakami to the ground. Murakami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murakami tries to clinch but Tatsu moves out of range.
Murakami gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tatsu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murakami has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tatsu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Murakami throws a combination that misses
and Tatsu counters with a single leg into guard. Murakami didn't expect that.
Tatsu wants to pass the guard but Murakami is keeping the position.
Tatsu stops Murakami from standing up.
Murakami is trying to keep Tatsu in close.
Murakami is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tatsu is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsu wants to pass the guard but Murakami is keeping the position.
Murakami being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tatsu gets a takedown into half guard.
Tatsu is taking a breather. Murakami says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsu trying to mount his opponent but Murakami defends it.
Tatsu not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yoshi Tatsu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tatsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Norifumi Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Tatsu.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murakami was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsu.
Tatsu moves into the clinch.
Murakami tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tatsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatsu.
Tatsu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murakami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
Tatsu blocks a head kick by Murakami.
Tatsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murakami as he jumps to the side.
Tatsu fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami takes the fight into the clinch.
Murakami wants a takedown but no success here.
Tatsu taking a breather.
Tatsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murakami working hard to break the clinch.
Murakami can't break the clinch.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsu trying to land knees to the body.
Murakami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatsu wants to clinch but Murakami slips to the side
and Murakami counters with a head kick.
Murakami throws a series of punches but Tatsu moves out of range.
Murakami throws a sloppy head kick and Tatsu moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Tatsu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tatsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Murakami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murakami gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tatsu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tatsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Murakami is retaining full guard.
Tatsu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Murakami is working an open guard so Tatsu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tatsu moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatsu has double underhooks.
Murakami is looking to control Tatsu's arms but Tatsu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murakami has his back to the cage.
Tatsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tatsu is trying to maintain a safe position but Murakami gets an underhook and turns Tatsu into the cage.
Murakami tries to pull guard but Tatsu won't allow it.
Tatsu tries for a takedown but Murakami manages to get underhooks.
Murakami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tatsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murakami walks away with a smile on his face. Tatsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Norifumi Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Tatsu.
Murakami fails with a takedown attempt.
Murakami leaves Tatsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tatsu shoots in for a takedown but Murakami shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatsu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murakami to the mat! Murakami manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami controls Tatsu momentarily but Tatsu frees himself.
Tatsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murakami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murakami can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tatsu controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yoshi Tatsu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tatsu fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murakami shoots and misses
so Tatsu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murakami looking to control.
Tatsu passes Murakami's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murakami wants to get back to his feet.
Tatsu is working for a submission of some sort.
Murakami pushes Tatsu off looking to stand but Tatsu dives back in and keeps control.
Murakami on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murakami tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tatsu.
Tatsu is looking for a kimura but Murakami is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tatsu to get the leverage.
Tatsu is thwarting Murakami's attempts to control the position.
Tatsu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tatsu prevents Murakami from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Tatsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murakami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Tatsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Norifumi Murakami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Tatsu as Murakami shoots in.
Tatsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murakami circles away.
A lazy body kick from Murakami
and Tatsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murakami looking to control.
Tatsu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Tatsu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tatsu is in close to Murakami's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami keeping full guard, as Tatsu tries to pass.
Tatsu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yoshi Tatsu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatsu darts in and clinches Murakami up against the cage.
Tatsu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murakami fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murakami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tatsu circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tatsu closes the distance and pushes Murakami back into the cage.
Tatsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norifumi Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Tatsu.
Tatsu looking to stall.
Murakami stops a takedown attempt from Tatsu.
Murakami jumps guard but Tatsu stands there with Murakami around his waist. Murakami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tatsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tatsu jumps guard but Murakami stands there with Tatsu around his waist. Tatsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murakami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatsu can't get the takedown.
Tatsu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Murakami is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Murakami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
and Tatsu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tatsu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murakami uses from the top position.
Murakami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murakami trying to control but Tatsu is working from the bottom.
Tatsu looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsu controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murakami gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tatsu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tatsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murakami is keeping the position for now.
Tatsu stands and steps away. Murakami gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Norifumi Murakami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi Tatsu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatsu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Tatsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tatsu 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 Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Tatsu!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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