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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Lachance has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kobashi.
Some wild striking there from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a two punch combination.
Lachance will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lachance shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lachance showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lachance moves nicely into side control.
Kobashi is looking to reverse the position.
Kobashi chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Lachance tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lachance has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kobashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kobashi is not content to let Lachance control the position.
Kobashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lachance. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lachance stops Kobashi from getting back to his feet.
Lachance gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kobashi takes a swing at Lachance's ribcage but misses.
Kobashi is looking to clinch but Lachance is avoiding it.
Kobashi just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kobashi forces Lachance back against the cage and clinches.
Lachance successfully pulls guard.
Lachance looking for a sweep. Not yet Lachance, not yet.
Kobashi wants to pass the guard but Lachance is keeping the position.
Lachance trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi thows a big elbow that misses.
Lachance lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kobashi!
Lachance in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lachance blocks Kobashi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lachance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kobashi tries to reverse the position but Lachance maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobashi looks gassed!
Lachance content just to control the position here.
Kobashi is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lachance.
Kobashi working to try and regain half guard.
Lachance working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lachance controlling from the full mount.
Lachance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lachance working for a submission but Kobashi is keeping him at bay.
Lachance with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance prevents Kobashi from getting the reversal.
Lachance pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Lachance.
Kobashi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lachance looking for the choke but no joy.
Kobashi tries to roll but Lachance sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lachance dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lachance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
Kobashi is looking to clinch.
Kobashi throws out a loose jab but Lachance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobashi looks to land a right hand but Lachance moved out of range.
A left lands for Kobashi.
It looks like Tim Lachance has been cut.
No luck for Lachance with that takedown attempt.
Lachance closes the distance and clinches.
Kobashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kobashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lachance counters with a shoot takedown. Kobashi fights it but they end up in guard.
Kobashi keeping moving, preventing Lachance from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lachance cracks Kobashi with a solid left hand.
Lachance sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lachance is one step ahead there.
Kobashi is breathing heavily.
Lachance pushing down on Kobashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kobashi tries to kick Lachance off in order to stand up. Lachance Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lachance looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lachance lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kobashi down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi is not content to let Lachance control the position.
Lachance will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lachance in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lachance is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kobashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobashi manages to get back to half guard.
Lachance trying to control the action but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
Lachance is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kobashi is looking for a sweep. Lachance is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance is pressing down on Kobashi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kobashi is holding on for now.
Lachance moves nicely into side control.
Lachance tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lachance has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kobashi wants to get back to his feet.
Lachance tries for a kimura but Kobashi is defending well.
Kobashi is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance trying to control the action but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
Kobashi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lachance gets to mount! Kobashi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lachance wants to take Kobashi's back but he can't do it this time.
Lachance working for a submission but Kobashi is keeping him at bay.
Kobashi tries to buck Lachance off but Lachance takes his back!
Lachance cracks Kobashi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kobashi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lachance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Lachance's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kobashi misses with a combination
and Lachance counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kobashi's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kobashi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lachance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lachance trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lachance works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lachance passes to full mount!
Tim Lachance overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lachance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kobashi has given up his back here. Will Lachance look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Kobashi tries to break free.
Kobashi turns into Lachance and is now in his guard.
Lachance looking for a guillotine here but Kobashi defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lachance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to stand but Lachance is controlling from the bottom.
Lachance looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lachance has an active guard here but Kobashi has managed to pass into half guard.
Kobashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lachance keeps working.
Lachance manages to get to full guard.
Lachance manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi working to try and regain half guard.
Lachance putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kenta Kobashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lachance working for a submission but Kobashi is keeping him at bay.
Lachance scoring with strikes but Kobashi is staying in there.
Kobashi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lachance wants to control the pace but Kobashi is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kobashi is now in Lachance's guard. A big mistake from Lachance there, giving up the dominant position!
Kobashi won't allow Lachance to sweep him here.
Kobashi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kobashi wants to get up but he can't break Lachance's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kobashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Kobashi postures up.
Kobashi wants to stand but Lachance is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kobashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lachance is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kobashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lachance content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lachance working Kobashi over with strikes.
Kobashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lachance stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kobashi to get to his feet.
Lachance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kobashi is fending him off so far but Lachance persists. Nope, Kobashi circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi misses with a takedown
and Lachance counters with a shoot takedown. Kobashi fights it but they end up in guard.
Kobashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lachance gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Lachance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lachance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Tim Lachance!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Tim Lachance!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tim Lachance!
Tim Lachance wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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