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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Kamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Kamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kamura is looking to take a break and control but Pontes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pontes actively working from the bottom here.
Pontes tries to roll over but Kamura keeps him under control.
Kamura moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pontes.
Kamura tries for a kimura but Pontes is defending well.
Pontes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kamura's best efforts.
Kamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pontes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pontes is defending against the submission attempts here by Kamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes actively working from the bottom here.
Kamura trying to control the action but Pontes is working from the bottom.
Kamura is working for a kimura but Pontes is defending it quite comfortably.
Pontes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pontes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pontes looks winded!
Kamura wants to control from the top but Pontes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Pontes is retaining full guard.
Pontes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pontes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pontes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamura.
Kamura drops back looking for a leg! Pontes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pontes manages to kick Kamura off! Kamura jumps back into Pontes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pontes looking for a guillotine here but Kamura defends easily.
Kamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Kamura passes Pontes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamura is looking to take a break and control but Pontes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamura is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kamura drops back looking for a leg! Pontes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pontes manages to kick Kamura off! Kamura jumps back into Pontes's guard.
Kamura trying to control but Pontes is working from the bottom.
Kamura throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamura wants to control from the top but Pontes keeps moving.
Kamura postures up.
Kamura looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Kamura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pontes!
Kamura is trying to get an arm triangle but Pontes is defending well.
Kamura misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yoshi Kamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamura in side control, throwing shots but Pontes defends.
Pontes is looking to regain half guard here but Kamura keeps moving and retains side control.
Kamura passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pontes!
Pontes is working to get back to half guard.
Kamura has hold of Pontes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pontes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pontes is trying to escape the mount.
Pontes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pontes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kamura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pontes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamura looking to finish Pontes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pontes!
Kamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Pontes defends it well.
Kamura throwing strikes here but Pontes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kamura trying to control but Pontes is having none of it.
Kamura is really struggling to control Pontes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes regains half guard.
Pontes wants to improve his position but Kamura is controlling well.
Kamura wants to pass to mount but Pontes is defending the position.
Kamura is keen to just control but Pontes is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pontes looking for subs from the bottom but Kamura mounts him!
Pontes is trying to escape the mount.
Pontes keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamura working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kamura wants to control the pace but Pontes is squirming around nicely.
Pontes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamura trying to control but Pontes is having none of it.
Pontes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kamura working for a guillotine from mount but Pontes is in no mood to give up.
Kamura working for a guillotine from mount but Pontes is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamura trying to control but Pontes is having none of it.
Kamura moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pontes has worked his arm free - good work by Pontes!
Pontes struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamura blocks the strikes from Pontes.
Kamura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pontes tries to buck Kamura off but Kamura is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Kamura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kamura.
Pontes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kamura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kamura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kamura goes for an armbar but Pontes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pontes.
Pontes advances position into side control!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pontes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pontes is putting a hurting on Kamura here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pontes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamura is defending well.
Pontes tries for a kimura but Kamura is defending well.
Kamura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pontes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pontes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kamura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pontes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes wants to control but Kamura is keeping him busy.
Pontes wants to control for a moment but Kamura uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamura keeps working.
Kamura is looking for a sweep. Pontes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamura looking for submissions off his back.
Kamura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes wants to take a breather but Kamura is having none of it.
Kamura looking for submissions off his back.
Kamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Pontes is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kamura still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kamura has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pontes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kamura off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kamura has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kamura is in bad spot here.
Pontes trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kamura breaks Pontes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kamura drops back looking for a leg! Pontes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pontes manages to kick Kamura off! Kamura jumps back into Pontes's guard.
Pontes keeping moving, preventing Kamura from controlling successfully.
Marcos Pontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi Kamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes is looking for a triangle but Kamura pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcos Pontes.
Well Kamura 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Kamura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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