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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuta Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet.
Townsley tries to pass to full mount but Yamashita defends it.
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet.
Townsley trying to control the pace.
My spies in Average Joes inform me that Townsley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Townsley stands up and beckons Yamashita to join him on the feet.
Townsley drives through and clinches with Yamashita against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley throws an elbow that misses.
Townsley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Townsley stands up and beckons Yamashita to his feet.
No joy there for Townsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamashita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Yamashita as Townsley shoots in.
Townsley drives through with a takedown into Yamashita's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet but Townsley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Townsley looking to pass the guard.
Townsley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Townsley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Townsley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Townsley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamashita did well to prevent Townsley getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley tries to pass to full mount but Yamashita defends it.
Yamashita is looking to escape.
Townsley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Yamashita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Townsley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yamashita looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Townsley stands up.
Townsley closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamashita manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Townsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsley closes the distance and pushes Yamashita back into the cage.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Townsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Townsley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamashita is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Townsley is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Townsley dominated that round.
That's time! Yamashita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Townsley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Townsley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamashita's head.
Townsley decides to stand and escape the position.
Townsley has closed the distance and engaged Yamashita in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamashita wants to get back to striking at distance but Townsley won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.
Yamashita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Townsley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yamashita can't fight it off and eventually Townsley manages to take the fight to the floor. Yamashita looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamashita is working an open guard so Townsley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yamashita gets caught flat footed, as Townsley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Townsley stops Yamashita from standing up.
Townsley lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Townsley gets to his feet - Yamashita follows without any prompting.
Townsley misses with a low kick.
Yamashita tries to sprawl but Townsley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Townsley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Townsley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Townsley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamashita counters with a one-two to the body.
Townsley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yamashita is trying to get back to his feet.
Townsley stands up and beckons Yamashita to his feet.
Townsley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yamashita is trying to defend but Townsley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley decides to stand and escape the position.
Townsley scores with a jab to the head.
Townsley clinches with his opponent.
Townsley manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Townsley prevents Yamashita from breaking the clinch.
Yamashita blocks an elbow strike.
Townsley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Townsley prevents Yamashita from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yamashita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Yamashita tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.
Yamashita dodges an elbow strike from Townsley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Townsley.
Townsley pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamashita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Townsley is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Townsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Townsley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamashita sprawls well initially but Townsley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet.
Townsley tries to pass to full mount but Yamashita defends it.
Townsley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamashita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamashita tries to kick Townsley off but Townsley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Townsley is taking a breather. Yamashita 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita is trying to stand up here but Townsley is controlling him well.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Townsley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Townsley scores with a takedown into Yamashita's guard.
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet but Townsley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Townsley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yamashita, up you get!
Townsley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamashita sprawls well initially but Townsley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Townsley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Townsley dives in and scores a takedown into Yamashita's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Townsley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamashita wants to stand and escape but Townsley is having none of it.
Townsley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yamashita gets caught napping as Townsley dives in and scores a takedown. Yamashita manages to retain guard.
Townsley stands up from Yamashita's guard - Townsley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Townsley moves into range and clinches up with Yamashita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley lands an elbow inside.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Townsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Townsley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Townsley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Townsley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamashita wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley stands up out of the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Townsley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamashita sprawls well initially but Townsley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamashita pushes Townsley off looking to stand but Townsley dives back in and keeps control.
Townsley stands up and beckons Yamashita to join him on the feet.
Townsley scores with a jab to the body.
Yuta Yamashita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Townsley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Townsley moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Townsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Townsley 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Townsley!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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