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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piccolo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piccolo Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piccolo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jr.
Wellington looks to land a right hand but Jr moved out of range.
Wellington tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Wellington.
A head kick misses from Wellington.
Wellington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jr.
Wellington is looking to slow Jr down with leg kicks.
Wellington pushes Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wellington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wellington lands an elbow inside that Jr shrugs off.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but Jr blocks with his arms.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jr avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Wellington missing with knees to the body.
Jr trying to stall but Wellington improves his position.
A short left from Jr.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr pushes Wellington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Wellington gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jr gets through Wellington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jr.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Jr lands a shot to the body.
Jr lands with a right to the head.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
Jr avoids the elbow strike from Wellington, against the cage.
Jr blocks an elbow strike from Wellington.
Jr avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Wellington misses with a knee to the head.
Wellington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Wellington throws an elbow but it misses.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jr avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wellington is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Jr.
Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wellington up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wellington has Jr pressed against the cage.
Wellington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Jr looking to stall.
Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington stalling against the cage.
Wellington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wellington is stalling here.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Jr trying to stall but Wellington improves his position.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wellington.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jr fails to land.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Jr blocks it.
Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington taking a breather.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Wellington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jr.
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington is breathing heavily.
Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wellington stalling against the cage.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but Jr blocks with his arms.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Wellington.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington misses with a knee to the head.
Wellington trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington managing to block the knees to the body from Jr.
A short uppercut from Jr.
Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wellington blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellington taking a breather.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Jr lands with a right to the head.
Wellington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellington.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jr is trying to stall.
Wellington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jr avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Wellington misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jr tries to stall but Wellington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jr's sensitive parts.
Wellington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jr lands with a cross.
Wellington shoots in but no luck this time.
Wellington tries to clinch up.
Wellington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellington throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wellington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Wellington.
Wellington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jr is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wellington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington throws a leg kick but Jr checks it.
Wellington is looking to clinch but Jr is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Wellington.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jr's head.
Wellington is looking to clinch.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellington pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wellington.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jr misses with some punches.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Jr blocks it.
Jr trying to stall but Wellington improves his position.
Wellington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jr's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wellington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Wellington.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wellington throws an elbow that misses.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jr - that landed with a thud.
Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wellington tries to stall but Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Wellington gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jr misses with some punches.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wellington is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
Jr lands an uppercut.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Wellington gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Jr pushes Wellington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellington.
Jr trying to stall but Wellington improves his position.
Wellington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Wellington stalling in the clinch but Jr improves position.
Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Wellington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wellington missing with knees to the body.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jr working aggressively here.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jr.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wellington moves into range and clinches up with Jr.
Wellington trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jr avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Wellington misses with an elbow over the top.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wellington.
Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wellington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jr is keeping busy.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jr fails to land.
Wellington slows down the pace here.
Wellington landing knees to the head.
Wellington blocks an uppercut.
Jr is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Wellington.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Jr blocks it.
Wellington stalling in the clinch.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Wellington gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington missing with knees to the body.
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham Wellington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but Jr blocks with his arms.
Jr avoids the elbow strike from Wellington, against the cage.
Jr lands an uppercut.
Jr dodges an elbow strike from Wellington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jr checks the leg kick.
Jr swinging wilding here.
Jr throws a series of punches but Wellington avoids them all with ease.
Wellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Wellington misses with a low kick.
Jr tries to clinch up.
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jr. That did some damage!
Graham Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jr will feel that in the morning.
Jr blocks a head kick by Wellington.
Wellington tries to close the distance and clinch but Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid body kick from Wellington.
Jr avoids the body shot from Wellington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wellington.
Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wellington.
Jr tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Wellington wants to slow Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Wellington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington doesn't manage to clinch there - Jr circles away.
Nice body punch from Jr.
Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jr checks a leg kick.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wellington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wellington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington scores with a nice body kick.
Jr wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wellington - the referee stops the clock and Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wellington. Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jr misses with a double jab.
Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wellington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wellington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jr is out of range and Wellington settles back down.
Wellington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Wellington is looking to clinch.
Wellington looks for the body kick but Jr saw that one coming.
Wellington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wellington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham Wellington is winning the standup battle so far.
Wellington tries to close the distance and clinch but Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Graham Wellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Jr does no damage.
Wellington clinches up against the cage.
Wellington lands a nice elbow.
Wellington missing with knees to the body.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wellington landing knees to the head.
A short left from Jr.
Jr wants to stall.
Wellington is trying to stall.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jr stalling in the clinch but Wellington improves position.
Wellington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jr.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Jr blocks it.
Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wellington stalling in the clinch but Jr improves position.
Jr pushes Wellington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jr is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to stall.
Jr blocks an elbow strike from Wellington.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Wellington gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
Wellington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Wellington tries to stall but Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Jr digs a right hand underneath Wellington's ribcage. Wellington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wellington is keeping busy.
Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Wellington blocking some punches.
Wellington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wellington blocking some punches.
Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wellington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jr's brow.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Wellington.
Piccolo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Wellington.
Jr stalling in the clinch but Wellington improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Wellington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wellington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Wellington!
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