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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xoleap Kawate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xoleap Kawate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawate gets a takedown into half guard.
Segura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Segura tries to get out of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Segura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kawate being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Segura is on top in guard.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Segura connects with a couple of short punches.
Kawate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Segura.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawate has wrist control.
Segura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Segura throwing strikes but missing.
Kawate keeping moving, preventing Segura from controlling successfully.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawate is keeping the position for now.
Segura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Segura trying to control but Kawate is working from the bottom.
Segura wants to pass the guard but Kawate is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Segura wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Segura throws a right and a left that Kawate avoids nicely.
Kawate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kawate.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ground and pound from Kawate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kawate working the ground and pound but Segura is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawate throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Segura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Segura regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kawate.
Kawate throws a strike but Segura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Segura landing some decent shots from guard.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Segura throws a big elbow that misses.
Segura connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura distracts Kawate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawate is keeping the position for now.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawate has wrist control.
Segura scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Segura.
Segura stays in close to Kawate's body and controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Segura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Segura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Segura throwing strikes but missing.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segura could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Segura throwing strikes from guard but Kawate blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Segura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawate is keeping the position for now.
Segura postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kawate slips under a jab from Segura.
Segura misses with a double jab.
Segura closes the distance and clinches up with Kawate, looking for a takedown. Segura pushes Kawate against the cage but Kawate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Segura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kawate's guard.
Segura postures up in Kawate's guard and throws a big left but Kawate blocks it.
Segura postures up.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segura postures up in Kawate's guard and throws a big left but Kawate blocks it.
Kawate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Segura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Segura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Segura throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kawate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Segura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Segura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Segura 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.
Segura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Segura trying to control but Kawate is working from the bottom.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawate has wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Segura advances position into side control!
Segura trying to control the position but Kawate is working away.
Segura in side control, throwing shots but Kawate defends.
Kawate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Segura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kawate some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Segura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Segura 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tommy Segura!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tommy Segura!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tommy Segura!
Tommy Segura wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tommy Segura waved his t-shirt featuring QFClothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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