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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Koekemoer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vernon Koekemoer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a head kick that misses.
Koekemoer avoids the head kick by West.
Koekemoer pushes West up against the cage in a clinch.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koekemoer successfully pulls guard.
Koekemoer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
West wants to stand but Koekemoer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koekemoer pushes West off and scrambles back to his feet.
Koekemoer clinches.
Koekemoer stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West can't break the clinch.
Koekemoer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. West gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koekemoer breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koekemoer blocks a head kick by West.
Koekemoer throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koekemoer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Joey West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koekemoer looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Koekemoer shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koekemoer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
West misses with a head kick.
Koekemoer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koekemoer is controlling him.
Koekemoer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koekemoer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koekemoer on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koekemoer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Joey West wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koekemoer avoids the head kick by West.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer keeps West at a distance using the push kick.
Koekemoer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
West is breathing heavily.
Koekemoer throws a big elbow that misses.
Koekemoer stays in close to West's body and controls the position.
Koekemoer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Koekemoer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West throws a head kick but Koekemoer moves out of range.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Koekemoer moves out of range easily.
Koekemoer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koekemoer clinches.
Koekemoer leaning against his opponent.
Koekemoer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.
West can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Koekemoer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer manages to break the clinch.
Koekemoer shoots in and drives through. West sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koekemoer.
Koekemoer tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Koekemoer throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koekemoer.
Koekemoer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
West is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer controlling the action here.
Vernon Koekemoer has got the better of the ground game so far.
West is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon Koekemoer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koekemoer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koekemoer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging West to the ground. Koekemoer is now in West's guard.
Koekemoer throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Koekemoer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vernon Koekemoer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Koekemoer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
Joey West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Koekemoer.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West throws a head kick but Koekemoer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Koekemoer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koekemoer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koekemoer gets a clinch.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koekemoer has him pressed against the cage.
West looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koekemoer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.
Koekemoer has West pressed against the cage, preventing West from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West can't break the clinch.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koekemoer has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West blocks a head kick by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer wants to clinch.
West gets tackled into the cage by Koekemoer. Koekemoer maintains the clinch.
Koekemoer keeps control of West as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koekemoer trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koekemoer throws an elbow but misses.
Joey West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to break free.
West wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koekemoer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koekemoer rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Koekemoer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koekemoer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Koekemoer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
West trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koekemoer's guard.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
West would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Koekemoer has wrist control.
Koekemoer controlling West's posture.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koekemoer controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vernon Koekemoer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koekemoer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent West stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koekemoer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in West's guard.
Koekemoer sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vernon Koekemoer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koekemoer throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
Koekemoer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koekemoer lands a couple of elbows.
Koekemoer drops back looking for a leg! West is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and West manages to kick Koekemoer off! Koekemoer jumps back into West's guard.
Koekemoer stands up and waves to West to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Koekemoer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koekemoer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Koekemoer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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