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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Sei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Troy Foreman's chin.
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190 cm
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162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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181 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Foreman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Sei! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Foreman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sei. Foreman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sei moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Foreman moves into the clinch. Foreman is trying to pull guard but Sei has him pressed against the cage. Sei jumps guard and drags Foreman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Foreman trying to control but Sei is working from the bottom. Foreman pushes down on Sei's leg and manages to get into half guard. Foreman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Foreman works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Sei swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Sei blocking the ground and pound. Sei is squirming around, avoiding Foreman's attempts to control the action. Sei really wants to buck Foreman off and get back to his feet. Foreman prevents Sei from getting the reversal. Sei tries to buck Foreman off but he can't manage it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Foreman working for a guillotine from mount but Sei is in no mood to give up. Sei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sei is still trying to improve position. Foreman unloads with some shots from mount but Sei bucks and avoids them well.
Foreman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Foreman wants to control the pace but Sei is squirming around nicely. Foreman avoids the attempt from Sei to control. Foreman throwing strikes here but Sei is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sei tries to get back to half guard but can't. Foreman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foreman trying to control but he's not successful this time. Foreman prevents Sei from getting the reversal. Foreman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sei holds on to Foreman as tight as he can, avoiding damage. Foreman 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. Foreman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sei is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Foreman wants to take Sei's back here but Sei is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sei is squirming around, avoiding Foreman's attempts to control the action. Foreman has control of Sei's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sei regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sei flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Foreman will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foreman throws a combination. Sei tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Foreman shoots in and drives through. Sei sprawls well. Foreman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. The fight moves into the clinch position. Sei tries for a takedown. No joy.
Foreman fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sei changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foreman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Troy Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sei shoots in for a takedown but Foreman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Foreman looks for a takedown but Sei sprawls well. Foreman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Foreman throws a head kick that misses. Sei wants to clinch. Sei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Troy Foreman has been cut. Nice shot by Sei.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Foreman slaps away a takedown attempt from Sei, before circling back to the center of the mat. Foreman misses the jab. Foreman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sei stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sei wants it to stay on the feet. Foreman wants to clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Foreman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sei avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick by Sei misses and Foreman counters with a two punch combo. Foreman has a takedown stuffed. Ryu Sei seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Foreman back to the cage. Sei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Foreman is rocked! Foreman tries to clinch but Sei moves away and Sei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Oh Foreman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Sei connects with a combination that backs up Foreman into the cage. Sei lands a flurry of punches that gets past Foreman's guard. Foreman is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Sei bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Sei!
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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
37% |
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