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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Oswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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160 cm
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130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Oswell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oswell sprawls well. Oswell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet.
Oswell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oswell swivels and escapes.
Tanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinji Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka misses with a right hand
enabling Oswell to counter with a crisp jab.
Oswell checks a leg kick nicely.
Oswell leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Oswell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oswell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Oswell throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Tanaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tanaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oswell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanaka somewhat.
Oswell misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oswell is looking to improve his position.
Tanaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oswell is just riding it out for now. Tanaka eventually gives up the hold.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but Oswell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanaka to get the leverage.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oswell keeps working.
Tanaka is working for a kimura but Oswell is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oswell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Oswell is having none of it.
Oswell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oswell tries to get out of the position.
Oswell is looking for a sweep. Tanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanaka moves nicely into side control.
Tanaka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Oswell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tanaka but great work by Oswell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka manages to get to full guard.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle but Oswell pushes his legs off easily.
Oswell wants to get up but he can't break Tanaka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Oswell is having none of it.
Tanaka seems to be looking for submissions.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but Oswell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanaka to get the leverage.
Oswell wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Oswell is a slippery customer.
Tanaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oswell is trying to maintain the position but Tanaka is very close to passing his half guard.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Oswell is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Oswell sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for Tanaka.
Nice sprawl there from Oswell as Tanaka shoots in.
Tanaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Oswell. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer Oswell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oswell avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Oswell lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Tanaka.
Oswell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Oswell slips a jab and a cross from Tanaka.
Tanaka shoots in and drives through. Oswell sprawls well.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Horrible takedown by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Oswell which made him look bad.
Oswell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanaka on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Oswell misses.
Tanaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tanaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Oswell circles away.
Oswell with a jab.
Oswell avoids the head kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a hook
and Oswell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oswell avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Good shot there by Oswell.
Spencer Oswell is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Oswell.
Oswell throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Oswell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswell moves out of range as Tanaka throws a body kick.
Oswell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tanaka lands with a straight right. Oswell didn't see that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Oswell which made him look bad.
Oswell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Oswell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Oswell avoids them all with ease.
Oswell jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Oswell takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Oswell. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.
Tanaka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oswell tries to avoid it but Tanaka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oswell to the ground. Oswell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oswell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oswell wants it to stay on the feet.
Tanaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Oswell does no damage.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer Oswell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Tanaka shoots in for a double leg but Oswell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oswell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oswell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Oswell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Oswell.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Oswell sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oswell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oswell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Oswell is having none of it.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oswell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oswell leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Oswell is avoiding it.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oswell.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oswell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Oswell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tanaka looks to land a right hand but Oswell moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oswell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Oswell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka looks for the body kick but Oswell saw that one coming.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Oswell sprawls well.
Oswell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oswell is able to avoid easily.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oswell is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Oswell circles away and we're back to standing.
Oswell lands a really nice looking cross but Tanaka seems unphased.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Oswell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Oswell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tanaka is rocked!
Oswell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Oswell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oswell is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Oswell circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt - Oswell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Oswell moves away
and Oswell counters with a left and a right that stings Tanaka.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Oswell finish him?
Oswell lands with a nice combination. Tanaka backs away looking to recover.
Oswell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Oswell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oswell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanaka misses with a hook. Oswell ducked under it nicely.
Oswell closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tanaka! Oswell dives in looking to finish! Tanaka is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Oswell!
Spencer Oswell is the new bantamweight champion!
Spencer Oswell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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