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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis avoids the body shot from Yu.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu walks into a stiff left hand from Willis.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Willis looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Willis is able to avoid easily.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu jabs at Willis's body.
Willis shoots in but no luck this time.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Willis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yu to the mat! Yu manages to get full guard.
Yu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Yu has wrist control.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Yu.
Yu is working hard here to advance position.
Willis throws and elbow that misses. Yu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Yu!
Willis 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.
Willis is trying to control the position but Yu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yu trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yu.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis managing to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yu lands a couple of digs.
Yu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Willis is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to control.
Yu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yu trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Willis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yu is really struggling to control Willis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yu throws a strike but Willis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis postures up.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Yu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yu is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yu thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis is trying to control the position but Yu postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yu works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Yu is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis working a defensive guard here.
Yu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yu stops Willis from standing up.
Willis trying to control the position.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yu is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yu is controlling him.
Yu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis is adopting a defensive guard.
Willis trying to control the position.
Yu throwing strikes but missing.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Willis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willis.
Willis avoids the body shot from Yu.
Willis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willis walks into a left hand.
It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Yu takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick from Willis misses.
Yu is looking to wear down Willis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis lands a jab.
Yu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a hook to the body
and Willis counters with a good, hard body kick but Yu shrugs it off.
Willis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu throws a head kick that misses
and Willis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Willis winds up and cracks Yu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yu is looking for a sweep. Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willis winds up and cracks Yu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis working Yu over with strikes.
Willis throws a strike but Yu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yu wants to stand but Willis is controlling the position.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Yu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yu pulls Willis in close to prevent any damage.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
Yu takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Yu lands a nice hook to Willis's body. Willis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Willis.
Willis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yu walks into a straight right hand from Willis.
Yu throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Yu throws an overhand right that lands on Willis's shoulder, as Willis tries to avoid the shot.
Willis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yu works Willis's body with a nice hook.
Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Willis.
Yu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu pulls Willis in close to his closed guard and prevents Willis from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yu has his feet on Willis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu misses with a double jab
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing shots but Yu is blocking nicely.
Willis wants to take a breather but Yu is having none of it.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patrick Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Willis with the ground and pound but Yu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Yu blocks nicely.
Yu wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Yu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yu wants to stand and escape but Willis is having none of it.
Yu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Yu is keeping the position.
Yu wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yu pushes Willis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Willis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yu's head backwards.
Willis tries for a takedown but Yu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yu misses with a hook to the body
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis prevents Yu from getting back to his feet.
Yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis trying to control but Yu is working from the bottom.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis landing with the ground and pound.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Yu blocks nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yu keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yu working a defensive guard here.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willis preventing the sweep.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis works over Yu with some ground and pound from guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Willis postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willis won't allow Yu to sweep him here.
Willis wants to get up but he can't break Yu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Willis postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yu has control of Willis's left arm, preventing Willis from doing any damage.
Willis won't allow Yu to get back to his feet.
Willis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willis is in close to Yu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Willis stays in close to Yu's body and controls the position.
Willis stands and throws Yu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Willis crashes against the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Patrick Willis!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Patrick Willis!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Patrick Willis!
Patrick Willis wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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