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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakima Tasuiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ham Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zakima Tasuiki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasuiki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xu throws out the jab.
Xu 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.
Tasuiki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Xu cracks Tasuiki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tasuiki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Xu lands an elbow.
Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tasuiki down.
Xu grinds an elbow into Tasuiki's temple.
Tasuiki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Xu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xu scores with punches from side control.
Xu landing strikes.
Xu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Xu blocks the strikes from Tasuiki.
Xu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xu working the ground and pound.
Tasuiki is not content to let Xu control the position.
Xu cracks Tasuiki with a big elbow.
Tasuiki being controlled for a moment.
Xu lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tasuiki can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tasuiki is trying to get back to half guard.
Xu 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.
Xu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Xu trying to control the action but Tasuiki is working from the bottom.
Xu working the head and body with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Xu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tasuiki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xu is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu wants to pass the guard but Tasuiki is keeping the position.
Tasuiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xu cracks Tasuiki with a solid left hand.
Xu chips away with some ground and pound.
Xu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Xu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Xu wants to pass the guard but Tasuiki is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Xu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Xu with shots to the head and body - Tasuiki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tasuiki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Xu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tasuiki hang on?
Xu with a couple of short strikes.
Xu with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Xu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feeble punches landing from Tasuiki - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Tasuiki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Xu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Xu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Xu with good strikes from the mount here!
Xu landing shots from mount.
Xu working Tasuiki over with strikes here.
Xu lands a heavy elbow.
Tasuiki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Xu. What's that going to do exactly?
Xu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tasuiki hang on?
Tasuiki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Xu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tasuiki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tasuiki is looking to work some ground and pound but Xu has wrist control.
Xu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tasuiki manages to get himself to full guard.
Xu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tasuiki keeping full guard, as Xu tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tasuiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tasuiki wants to stand but Xu is controlling the position.
Tasuiki looks gassed!
Xu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tasuiki's head.
Xu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Xu stands up over Tasuiki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xu trying to control but Tasuiki is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Xu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Xu is looking to advance position but Tasuiki won't allow it.
Xu is trying to control the action in half guard but Tasuiki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tasuiki tries to get to full guard but Xu has control of the leg.
Tasuiki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu dominated that round.
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.
Tasuiki misses with the combination.
Tasuiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tasuiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Xu drops an elbow to the side of Tasuiki's head.
Tasuiki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Xu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Xu connects with a nice short shot to Tasuiki's temple.
Xu lands strikes from half guard.
Tasuiki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tasuiki is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Xu misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tasuiki is breathing heavily.
Xu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Xu gets the takedown into side control.
Tasuiki taking a bit of punishment here - Xu scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu wants to control but Tasuiki is keeping him busy.
Xu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tasuiki tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Tasuiki taking a bit of punishment here - Xu scoring with strikes.
Tasuiki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Xu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tasuiki is trying to get back to half guard.
Xu scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tasuiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
Xu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Xu wants to take a breather but Tasuiki is having none of it.
Xu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tasuiki is trying to get back to full guard.
Xu is pressing down on Tasuiki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tasuiki is holding on for now.
Xu is keen to just control but Tasuiki is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Xu.
Tasuiki tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xu feints and as Tasuiki raises his hands in defense, Xu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xu is in close to Tasuiki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Xu trying to control but Tasuiki is working from the bottom.
Tasuiki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xu's guard.
Xu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Xu cracks Tasuiki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Xu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Xu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Xu.
Ham Xu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xu with good strikes from the mount here!
Tasuiki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tasuiki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tasuiki's guard.
Xu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Xu passes Tasuiki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Xu there.
Well, if Xu 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.
Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Xu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tasuiki has hold of Xu's hands but Xu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xu winds up and cracks Tasuiki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Xu drops an elbow to the side of Tasuiki's head.
Xu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tasuiki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xu circles away.
Xu scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu is landing with some decent strikes but Tasuiki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xu landing strikes from the mount and Tasuiki is in trouble!
Xu landing punches.
Xu looking to finish Tasuiki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tasuiki!
Xu with shots to the head and body - Tasuiki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Xu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tasuiki is looking to escape.
Tasuiki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Xu raining down shots from the mount!
Tasuiki working to try and regain half guard.
Xu dominating with strikes here.
Xu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xu cracks Tasuiki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Xu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Xu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Xu working over Tasuiki with some ground and pound. Tasuiki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Xu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tasuiki punching from the bottom.
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. Xu connects with a nice short shot to Tasuiki's temple.
Tasuiki missing with punches from the bottom.
Tasuiki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Xu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xu breaks from Tasuiki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Xu wants to control the pace but Tasuiki is squirming around nicely.
Tasuiki is working to get back to half guard.
Tasuiki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xu is landing with some decent strikes but Tasuiki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasuiki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tasuiki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Xu working the ground and pound effectively.
Xu unloading with bombs!
Xu lands a big shot there that rocks Tasuiki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Xu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xu trying to control but Tasuiki is having none of it.
Tasuiki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tasuiki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Xu with the ground and pound from mount.
Xu scoring with strikes but Tasuiki is staying in there.
Tasuiki regains half guard.
Xu working Tasuiki over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Xu lands a nice short elbow.
Xu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Xu trying to control from half guard but Tasuiki is working away.
Tasuiki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xu preventing the sweep.
Xu stands up over Tasuiki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xu wants to control from the top but Tasuiki keeps moving.
Xu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xu scores with a one two! Tasuiki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xu feints and as Tasuiki raises his hands in defense, Xu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tasuiki is on top in guard.
Xu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tasuiki!
Xu lands a big shot there that rocks Tasuiki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tasuiki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tasuiki is bucking up trying to escape but Xu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Xu looking to finish Tasuiki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tasuiki!
BOOM! Xu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tasuiki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Xu working the ground and pound effectively.
Xu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tasuiki's face.
Xu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xu is landing with some decent strikes but Tasuiki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xu landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Xu.
Xu lands a heavy elbow.
Xu with the ground and pound from mount.
Xu scoring with strikes but Tasuiki is staying in there.
Tasuiki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tasuiki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Xu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Xu controlling the pace for now.
Xu with a couple of short strikes.
Tasuiki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Xu is looking to take a break and control but Tasuiki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xu lands strikes from half guard.
Zakima Tasuiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xu lands strikes from half guard.
Xu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ham Xu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Xu!
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hype
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