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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toreo Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toreo Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto throws a hook but Neeson avoids it easily.
Neeson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morimoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neeson scrambles back to his feet.
Morimoto misses the shot to the body.
Morimoto leaves Neeson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morimoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neeson.
Neeson dives in and scores a takedown into Morimoto's guard.
Morimoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neeson drops back looking for a leg! Morimoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morimoto manages to kick Neeson off! Neeson jumps back into Morimoto's guard.
Neeson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morimoto wants to stand and escape but Neeson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neeson stays in close to Morimoto's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Morimoto wants to get back to his feet but Neeson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morimoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neeson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Neeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morimoto tried to score with a low kick but Neeson checks it.
Neeson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morimoto tries to avoid it but Neeson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morimoto to the ground. Morimoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Neeson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morimoto.
Morimoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morimoto wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Morimoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
Toreo Morimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morimoto swinging wildly here.
Neeson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson swats away the attempt to clinch by Morimoto.
Morimoto has closed the distance and engaged Neeson in a clinch.
Morimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neeson blocks it with crossed arms.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neeson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Morimoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neeson's face.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
Neeson jumps guard but Morimoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Morimoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morimoto tries to work over Neeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morimoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neeson tries to pull guard but Morimoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Neeson jumps guard but Morimoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morimoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morimoto misses with some punches.
Neeson prevents a body shot from Morimoto.
Neeson blocks an elbow strike.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
Neeson blocks the elbow strike.
Morimoto lands a left hand.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neeson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neeson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morimoto to keep the fight standing.
Morimoto has Neeson pushed against the cage.
Neeson jumps guard.
Neeson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morimoto is looking to stand up but Neeson won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson keeping moving, preventing Morimoto from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neeson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neeson has a closed guard, preventing Morimoto from standing up.
Morimoto preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neeson wants to stand up but Morimoto is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Neeson holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimoto wants to get up but he can't break Neeson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Toreo Morimoto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Morimoto closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toreo Morimoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neeson is defended easily by Morimoto.
Neeson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morimoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Neeson's head.
Morimoto misses with a body kick.
Morimoto throws a shot from downtown. Neeson moves away and avoids it.
Morimoto misses with a looping left.
Morimoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Neeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neeson staying out of range there.
Morimoto lands a jab to Neeson's midsection.
Morimoto misses with a double jab.
Neeson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morimoto.
Neeson moves out of range of the strikes.
Morimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neeson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto throws a shot from downtown. Neeson moves away and avoids it.
Morimoto misses with a straight left.
Neeson closes the distance and clinches up with Morimoto, looking for a takedown. Neeson pushes Morimoto against the cage but Morimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neeson slips a jab and a cross from Morimoto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neeson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morimoto on his heels. He'll look to pass Morimoto's guard now, I'm sure.
Neeson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morimoto's guard.
Morimoto wants to get back to his feet.
Neeson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morimoto defends it well.
Morimoto is trying to stand back up but Neeson is controlling him
Morimoto is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morimoto is just riding it out for now. Neeson eventually gives up the hold.
Morimoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neeson is working away from the top position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neeson trying to pass the guard but Morimoto defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morimoto is looking to control Neeson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morimoto avoid being mounted?
Morimoto tries to kick Neeson off but Neeson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morimoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neeson is working away from the top position though.
Neeson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morimoto!
Morimoto is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Morimoto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neeson is working for a guillotine from mount but Morimoto frees his head quite easily.
Neeson lands a nice shot to the head.
Neeson controlling the position easily from mount.
Morimoto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morimoto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Neeson working for a submission but Morimoto is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neeson controlling from the full mount.
Neeson looking to secure an arm triangle but Morimoto defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimoto is bucking up trying to escape but Neeson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Neeson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neeson.
Nice shot lands for Morimoto.
Morimoto throws a wild body kick that Neeson sees coming a mile off.
Neeson shoots in for a double leg but Morimoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neeson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto looks to land a right hand but Neeson moved out of range.
Morimoto moves in looking to clinch but Neeson pushes him off.
Morimoto throws a push kick but Neeson slaps the foot to one side.
Morimoto clinches with his opponent.
Neeson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morimoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Neeson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto is trying to stand.
Neeson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, if Neeson 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.
Morimoto gets back to full guard.
Neeson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morimoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson landing some decent shots from guard.
Neeson postures up in Morimoto's guard and throws a big left but Morimoto blocks it.
Morimoto wants to get back to his feet but Neeson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neeson slips nicely into half guard.
Morimoto wants to improve his position but Neeson is controlling well.
Morimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morimoto is looking to escape.
Neeson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neeson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Neeson wants to pass the guard but Morimoto is defending well.
Morimoto is looking for a sweep. Neeson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neeson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Liam Neeson just wasn't active enough.
Neeson shoots for a double leg takedown but Morimoto sprawls well. He's pushed Neeson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toreo Morimoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neeson shoots and misses
and Morimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morimoto misses the jab.
Morimoto tries to clinch up but Neeson circles away and keeps his distance.
Neeson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Morimoto. No joy for Neeson on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson fails with the takedown
and Morimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morimoto instigates a clinch.
Neeson is trying to pull guard but Morimoto has him pressed against the cage.
Neeson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morimoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neeson tries to pull guard but Morimoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morimoto is trying to stall.
Morimoto just leaning against Neeson, taking a breather.
Morimoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morimoto lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neeson managing to block the knees to the body from Morimoto.
Neeson is trying to drag Morimoto to the mat but Morimoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morimoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam Neeson.
I think Neeson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Liam Neeson!
Liam Neeson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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