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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TikaKiyo Yoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TikaKiyo Yoshiki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Best's chin.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TikaKiyo Yoshiki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Best content to stall in guard here.
Best trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshiki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Best gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshiki keeps working.
Yoshiki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Best is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshiki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Best won't allow Yoshiki to get back to his feet.
Best postures up.
Best trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Best seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Best wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Best slaps away a takedown attempt from Yoshiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Best tries to clinch
and Yoshiki counters with a three punch combo that has Best backing up. Best nods at Yoshiki to acknowledge the strikes.
Best closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Best lands in his opponent's guard.
Yoshiki working a defensive guard here.
Best is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yoshiki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Best drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Best jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Best slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Best is controlling the pace.
Best is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoshiki is doing well to control the position and prevent Best from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Best is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshiki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yoshiki is controlling Best's trapped leg to prevent Best from advancing to side control.
Yoshiki wants to control but Best is keeping busy.
Yoshiki tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Best has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Best controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki is working to get back to half guard.
Best avoids the attempt from Yoshiki to control.
Best content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best avoids the attempt from Yoshiki to control.
Yoshiki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Best dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoshiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Best lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshiki tries to sprawl but Best drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Best seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoshiki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshiki trying to control from the bottom.
Best is looking to pass Yoshiki's guard but actually Yoshiki recovers to full guard.
Yoshiki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Best controls from within his opponent's guard.
Best'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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiki is looking to stand up but Best isn't so interested in that idea.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Best wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yoshiki or perhaps it was just good defense by Best, which made it look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshiki dives in for a single leg takedown but Best sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Best is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yoshiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Best.
Best drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yoshiki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Best is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshiki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yoshiki jumps guard.
Johnny Best overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshiki trying to control the position.
Best avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yoshiki is striking off his back. Best thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Yoshiki is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best trying to pass the guard but Yoshiki defending well.
Best passes to side control.
Yoshiki is trying to escape the position but Best is controlling the position.
Yoshiki gets back to half guard.
Yoshiki tries to kick Best off but Best keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Best trying to control the pace.
Yoshiki missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yoshiki is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Best's waist but Best gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshiki off to one side.
Best fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Best wants to clinch.
Best shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoshiki pinned against the cage. Yoshiki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshiki tries to keep at a distance but Best has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshiki avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Best dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Best looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yoshiki!
Best is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoshiki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Best is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yoshiki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Best moves into full mount!
Best wants to take Yoshiki's back here but Yoshiki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Yoshiki is working to get back to half guard.
Yoshiki is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yoshiki is looking to improve his position but Best isn't that keen on the idea.
Best with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshiki is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshiki keeps trying to improve his position.
Best tries to control but Yoshiki wriggling away.
Yoshiki tries to reverse the position but Best maintains control.
Best is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yoshiki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Best is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yoshiki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best controlling the pace for now.
Yoshiki is looking to get to half guard.
Yoshiki tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Best moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yoshiki has worked his arm free - good work by Yoshiki!
Yoshiki can't do much from the bottom here.
Yoshiki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Best asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best advances nicely into full mount.
Best trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Best wants to take Yoshiki's back here but Yoshiki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Yoshiki wants to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Best controlling his opponent.
Yoshiki is working to get back to half guard.
Yoshiki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnny Best is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best fails to move to back control.
Best sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshiki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Best moves to the back position.
Yoshiki trying to control the hands but Best won't let him.
Best is trying to stick to Yoshiki's back but Yoshiki is turning into Best. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Best's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yoshiki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yoshiki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshiki wants to control from the top but Best keeps moving.
TikaKiyo Yoshiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshiki with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Best showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Best 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Best!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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