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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamabotcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norifumi Yamabotcho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamabotcho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamabotcho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balboa backs up against the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balboa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamabotcho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamabotcho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamabotcho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamabotcho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yamabotcho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamabotcho prevents Balboa from getting back to his feet.
Yamabotcho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Yamabotcho isn't so interested in that idea.
Yamabotcho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Yamabotcho isn't so interested in that idea.
Yamabotcho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamabotcho is in close to Balboa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balboa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamabotcho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but Yamabotcho passes into half guard.
Balboa is trying to stand.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Yamabotcho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamabotcho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balboa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Yamabotcho there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho not doing much here.
Yamabotcho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamabotcho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamabotcho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamabotcho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yamabotcho connects with a nice short shot to Balboa's temple.
Yamabotcho drops an elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Yamabotcho content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa has hold of Yamabotcho's hands but Yamabotcho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamabotcho prevents Balboa from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamabotcho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamabotcho lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamabotcho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yamabotcho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Yamabotcho.
Yamabotcho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamabotcho working the head and body with strikes.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Yamabotcho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamabotcho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamabotcho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamabotcho lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norifumi Yamabotcho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balboa is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamabotcho throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Yamabotcho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balboa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yamabotcho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yamabotcho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamabotcho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Norifumi Yamabotcho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamabotcho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yamabotcho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yamabotcho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamabotcho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamabotcho connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamabotcho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamabotcho is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Balboa has momentary wrist control but Yamabotcho slips an elbow through the middle.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but Yamabotcho is having none of it.
Yamabotcho with a nice head shot there.
Yamabotcho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yamabotcho landing some decent shots from guard.
Yamabotcho landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yamabotcho postures up and lands a big shot to Balboa's brow.
Yamabotcho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamabotcho lands a couple of digs.
Balboa has momentary wrist control but Yamabotcho slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamabotcho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yamabotcho is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yamabotcho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Yamabotcho content to stall in guard here.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yamabotcho chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamabotcho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamabotcho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yamabotcho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamabotcho throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamabotcho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamabotcho misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamabotcho thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa throws a solid leg kick but Yamabotcho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balboa.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamabotcho.
Yamabotcho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balboa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yamabotcho landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamabotcho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamabotcho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norifumi Yamabotcho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamabotcho misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norifumi Yamabotcho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamabotcho blocks a leg kick.
Yamabotcho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balboa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balboa throws a low kick, looking for Yamabotcho's leg but Yamabotcho calmly moves out of range.
Yamabotcho scores with a sloppy right hand. Balboa should have avoided that one.
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa gets caught flat footed, as Yamabotcho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamabotcho won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Yamabotcho landing some decent shots from guard.
Yamabotcho chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamabotcho is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamabotcho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yamabotcho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Yamabotcho scoring with some ground and pound.
Yamabotcho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Yamabotcho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamabotcho postures up and lands a big shot to Balboa's brow.
Yamabotcho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yamabotcho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho lands a couple of digs.
Yamabotcho lands a couple of digs.
Yamabotcho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamabotcho cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
Yamabotcho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamabotcho passes into half guard.
Yamabotcho is nestled in close to Balboa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamabotcho drops an elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Yamabotcho slows the pace down in half guard.
Balboa looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamabotcho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balboa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamabotcho is taking a breather. Balboa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yamabotcho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamabotcho content to control rather than advance.
Yamabotcho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho content to control rather than advance.
Balboa tries to kick Yamabotcho off but Yamabotcho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yamabotcho winds up and cracks Balboa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yamabotcho winds up and cracks Balboa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa taking some punishment here, with Yamabotcho in his half guard.
Conan Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norifumi Yamabotcho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamabotcho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norifumi Yamabotcho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamabotcho 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norifumi Yamabotcho!
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FIGHT
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