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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Rosicky (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Topher Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Rosicky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lim is looking to clinch.
Rosicky goes for a double leg but Lim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lim continues to drive forward.
Rosicky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosicky lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim missing with knees to the body.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Rosicky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosicky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosicky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Topher Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rosicky.
Lim blocks a low kick nicely.
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
Rosicky avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Rosicky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosicky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosicky lands a head kick!
Lim wants to clinch up but Rosicky keeps it at a distance.
Topher Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rosicky pulls Lim into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rosicky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rosicky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lim manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosicky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
Lim prevents the takedown attempt.
Lim pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosicky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rosicky blocks an elbow strike.
Rosicky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosicky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosicky misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosicky drives through and clinches with Lim against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosicky takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rosicky looks winded!
Lim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rosicky.
Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Lim pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosicky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
Lim lands a nice elbow.
Rosicky avoids the elbow strike from Lim, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lim.
It looks like Jim Rosicky has been cut.
Lim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lim.
Rosicky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lim obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosicky is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Lim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim landing knees to the body.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
Lim lands a knee to the body.
Lim misses with an elbow over the top.
Lim lands an elbow that stopped Rosicky in his tracks for a moment.
Lim tries a knee to the head but Rosicky blocks it.
Lim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Lim missing with knees to the body.
Lim tries to land a knee to the head but Rosicky blocks with his arms.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Rosicky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lim wants to clinch.
Rosicky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rosicky has a couple of punches blocked by Lim.
Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosicky avoids it.
Rosicky avoids the elbow strike from Lim, against the cage.
Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Rosicky taking a breather.
Rosicky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosicky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lim is defending well.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lim obliges.
Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rosicky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Rosicky is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Rosicky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rosicky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lim lands a nice elbow.
Lim misses with a knee to the head.
Lim connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lim.
Lim crunches a lovely knee into Rosicky's ribcage.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Rosicky blocks the elbow strike.
Rosicky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lim lands an elbow just above Rosicky 's eye.
Rosicky blocks an elbow strike.
Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Topher Lim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim crunches a lovely knee into Rosicky's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Lim.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rosicky takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lim landing knees to the body.
Lim lands an elbow that stopped Rosicky in his tracks for a moment.
Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosicky avoids it.
Rosicky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim lands an elbow inside.
Rosicky wants a takedown but no success here.
Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
Lim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lim lands an elbow just above Rosicky 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lim.
Lim lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosicky blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosicky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Topher Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rosicky.
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosicky is defending well for now.
Lim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lim.
Lim throws an elbow that misses.
Lim throws an elbow but it misses.
Lim tries to land a knee to the head but Rosicky blocks with his arms.
Rosicky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rosicky looking to stall.
Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosicky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim lands an elbow inside.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Lim.
Rosicky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Lim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Rosicky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosicky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Topher Lim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rosicky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rosicky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lim is fending him off so far but Rosicky persists. Nope, Lim circles away and we're back to standing.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosicky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosicky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosicky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lim wants to clinch.
Lim tries to clinch
and Rosicky counters with a big head kick but Lim shrugs it off.
Lim pushes Rosicky up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosicky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosicky blocks the elbow strike.
Lim trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosicky is defending well for now.
Rosicky avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosicky is defending well for now.
Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lim lands an elbow just above Rosicky 's eye.
Rosicky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lim lands a nice elbow.
Lim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lim lands a damaging elbow.
Lim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Rosicky blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosicky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rosicky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Topher Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rosicky.
Rosicky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lim obliges.
Lim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosicky avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosicky blocks an elbow strike from Lim.
Rosicky wants a takedown.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim has Rosicky pressed against the cage, preventing Rosicky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosicky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosicky avoids it.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosicky avoids the damage to the body.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Rosicky pulls guard.
Lim wants to stand but Rosicky is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rosicky is trying to control the position but Lim postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lim clinches.
Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lim working Rosicky over with knees to the body.
Lim lands an elbow just above Rosicky 's eye.
Lim lands an elbow just above Rosicky 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim lands an elbow that stopped Rosicky in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Rosicky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jim Rosicky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Topher Lim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rosicky wants to break free but Lim has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topher Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lim, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topher Lim!
Topher Lim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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